Asia Syria Germany's Ministry of Transport lifted the landing ban and normalized passenger traffic with Syria from 27 July 2026, thus opening to direct flights Düsseldorf-Damascus today 29 July, Berlin Brandenburg-Damascus and Cologne/Bonn-Aleppo on 1 August
Europe Switzerland The Swiss have voted to add the 13th monthly payments for pensioners; a separate proposal to gradually raise the retirement age to 66 and beyond was clearly rejected in a separate nationwide vote
Africa Namibia Rapid deforestation and industrial emissions in the country are causing habitat loss for rare and endangered wildlife, stated Namibia's Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The Archery Association of St. Vincent and the Grenadines kicked off the 2024 archery season with the first classification tournament last weekend with a total of 19 archers all vying for first place in their respective categories
America Brazil A new study from local scientists shows a drastic decline in the diversity of fireflies in Brazil and other bioluminescent beetles, specifically in areas affected by habitat loss and pesticide use over 30 years
Africa Togo Lomé hosted a meeting to advance its goal of strengthening its methane reduction policy: the country would like to reduce its emissions by 30% by 2030
Africa Libya Libyan boxer Saad Al-Falah was crowned the World Boxing Association's Middleweight Champion of the World in Africa after defeating his Ivorian opponent, Adama Koné, in the Suleiman al-Darrat stadium fight in Benghazi
Africa Mauritius The Centre Communautaire Village 25 and the Bibliothèque du Nord, on the of remote island of Agalega laying 1.100 km north of the main island, were opened with the aim of promoting social commitment, local talent and a reading culture
Europe North Macedonia FDI inflows to North Macedonia amounted to €616,7m in 2023, 17% less than the previous year, according to data from the central bank
Oceania Solomon Islands Pacific Tourism Organisation launched the Pacific Tourism Data Initiative and introduced the Pacific Sustainable Tourism Indicators Framework in the Solomon Islands
Europe United Kingdom A seven-year-old girl died after a small boat trying to reach the English Channel, and UK, capsized in northern France; the country continues its investment of millions of pounds to send refugees to Rwanda
Oceania Vanuatu The Government of Vanuatu will pay VT 10.103.130 (€76.941)for damages suffered by Vanuatu Ferry Limited after it refused entry to Port Vila of one of its vessels and crew members under the State of Emergency Regulation Order 2020
Asia Malaysia The country may resume the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 as the 10th anniversary of its disappearance approaches, the Minister of Transport said at a commemoration event
Europe Vatican City The Vatican's Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life is promoting a social media campaign to help people rediscover the relevance of Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation for Youth and keep the World Youth Day experience alive