Asia India Workers and homemakers, with robot-hands and head-mounted cameras record first-person "egocentric data" of manual tasks, precious for tech companies to train physical AI and humanoids, building for free knowledge that will eventually take up their jobs
Europe Belarus Decree No. 275 “On the development of farm tourism” was signed by President Lukashenko, with regulations governing farm tourism services; preferential lending by Belagroprombank for an unlimited period is provided as state support for the sector
Europe Russia Gasoline production fell to about 70% of domestic consumption levels by the end of August after a series of drone attacks forced major refineries to suspend operations, according to two industry sources
Europe Kosovo Requests from Serb judges to return to their posts has been rejected by Kosovo Judicial Council; they had joined 2022 mass boycott of Kosovo institutions
Asia Laos Seven-year-old Lao chess player Bounthiengtham “Jayson” Sengphachan became the country’s youngest internationally rated player after his performance at youth tournaments in Australia, including Best U8 titles in Epping and Pymble and a second-place finish
Europe Italy Thunderstorms brought hail as big as apples in Cremona, inundating the historical Teatro Ponchielli, and hit the vineyards in Oltrepò, while fifth summer heat surge made southern regions register temperatures over 44C on islands, ten degrees above average
America Venezuela The US is set to take majority control over much of Venezuela’s oil wealth in an unprecedented maneuver that officials said would create the world’s second-largest private oil company by reserves and secure American petroleum supplies for decades to come
Asia India Workers and homemakers, with robot-hands and head-mounted cameras record first-person "egocentric data" of manual tasks, precious for tech companies to train physical AI and humanoids, building for free knowledge that will eventually take up their jobs
America Bolivia The first same-sex marriage has been recognized in Bolivia; Fabiana Justiniano and Scarlett Rocha won a legal battle that lasted 4 years and tough the ruling applies only to their case, it is seen as an opening for other couples
Asia China Niu Lai, a low-budget animation film about a cow in a dream sequence, went viral for its confusing plot and terrible graphics and generated a wave of curiosity; its success is now comparable to Hollywood blockbusters like The Odyssey and Spider Man
Asia East Timor A project to rehabilitate the Maukola-Lomea irrigation system in Covalima has been launched
Asia Israel An Israeli-created and funded website presented as a US policy institute published over 120 reports -560.000 words- on Israel, Palestine as part of a communications campaign also designed to shape information retrieved by artificial intelligence systems
Oceania Micronesia Start-up carrier One Pacific Airways officially presented to Pohnpei their strategy to expand domestic and regional air connectivity across the FSM; The initiative is backed by Da Yang Corporation, a fisheries enterprise with $200million assets in Kosrae
Asia Afghanistan FAO warned that fertilizer prices are threatening Afghanistan’s 2027 wheat harvest that could be one of the most promising seasons in years; it is appealing for $38,3 million to enable up to 600.000 farms access to fertilizer and certified wheat seed