Asia United Arab Emirates Emirates customers made over one million connections to Starlink Wi-Fi in seven months, using more than one petabyte of data through the satellite internet service accessible free onboard aircraft in the fleet
Asia Japan The US and Japan made a coordinated intervention in the currency markets to stabilize the weakening yen, a rare move that last occurred more than ten years ago
Africa Gambia Negotiations between with Senegal have allowed Gambian farmers to return to their border farms after several months of tension caused by military incidents, revealing a significant step forward in managing cross-border disputes
Africa Togo Spending on HIV programs helped consolidate progress in prevention and treatment; international partners funded 86,44% of total expenditure and as foreign contribution declines, Togo seeks to secure more sustainable domestic resources for its HIV response
Africa eSwatini Macadamia industry, rapidly expanding in eSwatini, is poised to strengthen export capacity and increase agricultural value as Elangeni Food Group moves closer to commissioning its macadamia processing facility
Oceania Fiji The Land Transport Authority is introducing a mandatory Learner Driver Course for all Class 2 Learner Permit applicants from today; The new requirement is aimed at standardizing driver education and improving road safety outcomes in Fiji
Europe Finland Helsinki Region Transport will introduce its winter timetable today, with more frequent services across the capital region as commuters return after the summer break; several routes suspended for the summer will return to operation
America Dominican Republic Vendors on iconic Isabel de Torres Mountain report million losses in the two years and two months of cable car closure, calling for solutions to rebuild tourists' inflow and revitalizing businesses
Asia India The 'Jharkhand Agitation' is going on, with students protesting in Ranchi over recruitment irregularities and the JPSC exams, prompting talks with authorities and bringing Education Minister to step down over national exam paper leaks
Europe Switzerland Several cantons have cancelled the traditional firework displays for the national holiday on 1 August due to fire risk, including Basel, that reinforced ban on any fire in the city except the beloved lantern parade, involving several hundred children
America Canada A state of emergency has been declared in British Columbia as a wildfire continues to rage near Summerland; burning with unpredictable and unprecedented rage 50 square kilometres in a few hours, it forced over 200.000 people to flee their homes overnight
America Jamaica Over 1.000 of 1.500 nights of emergency housing provided for families displaced by natural disasters by non-profit Airbnb.org since 2020 have been used in Jamaica; the independent organization was founded by Airbnb to provide relief in crisis
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo 42 years after last census in 1984, when DRC still went under the name of Zaire, authorities are preparing to count the population to gather reliable data for planning public services; millions of people with no official ID will be recorded by the state
Africa Sao Tome and Principe São Tomé and Príncipe, the first country whose entire territory has been classified by UNESCO as a World Biosphere Reserve, had its plantations inscribed in the World Heritage List: one of its most valuable assets, they cover almost 100% of the territory