America Cuba International investors can now build and fully own tourism facilities: to reverse the dramatic fall in tourism, authorities have eliminated the requirement for foreign groups to form a joint venture with the Cuban state to manage their tourism activities
Africa Malawi The country will restrict foreign currency transactions and crack down on black market traders after devaluing its currency by 30% against the US dollar last week, a move necessary to correct supply and demand imbalances in the currency market
Asia Singapore About 80% of free-roaming dogs have been neutered since the national Trap-Neuter-Rehome/Release-Manage programme was introduced, surpassing the five-year target of 70%, set when the programme was launched five years ago on November 2018
Africa Niger Niger fashion designer Alia Bare hopes to use her collection to spread a positive image of her troubled country, plagued by instability and economic sanctions
Asia Malaysia Uniqlo Malaysia - local branch of the Japanese Company - renovated its flagship outlet with the debut of Malaysia's first Uniqlo Coffee kiosk
Africa Libya The country acceded to the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
Oceania Nauru A girl that at 2 of age was evacuated from the country to receive urgent medical treatment upon court decision that forced the Commonwealth to provide proper treatment, has now won a 'historic settlement' in her abuse case in Nauru
Asia Kuwait The Legal and Financial Committee of the Kuwait Municipal Council gave the go-ahead to a proposal on the translation of municipal regulations into English, emphasising the need for rapid completion of the translation project
Africa Sierra Leone The Lungi Bridge could have a significant positive impact on the economy, allowing a direct link between the capital Freetown and the airport; located in Lungi, on the other bank of the Tagrin Bay estuary, makes transfers difficult
Asia Azerbaijan The book 'Şuşa - zirvədən uca' (Shusha - higher than the peak), a book recounting the country's history, was presented at the Turkish Presidential Library in Ankara in an event organised by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Culture
Africa Algeria The foundation stone was laid for the development of a new zinc and lead mine, the Tala Hamza project in the Oued Amizour area; Algerian state mining company Entreprise Nationale des Produits Miniers Non-Ferreux et des Substances Utiles holds 32,5%
America Antigua and Barbuda The Sandals Foundation has partnered with the Antigua and Barbuda Hospitality Training Institute to support the culinary arts department with a donation of $10.000 including a water heater, heavy mixers, catering equipment and paint to improve the space
America Bahamas The Water and Sewerage Corporation contract awarded to the daughter of the company's executive chairman Sylvanus Petty will be cancelled, said Prime Minister Philip Davis
Africa Mozambique More than 1,2 million households have had access to electricity in Mozambique in the last three years, President Filipe Nyusi stated during the inauguration ceremony of an electricity grid in the northern province of Nampula