Asia Bahrain 394.000 visitors have been registered in state-run heritage sites in January-August 2026, with the Bahrain Fort accounting for 246.409, nearly two thirds of the total, and foreign visitors prevailed with the presence of 187.567 people
Africa Ethiopia An Ethiopian sacred tablet looted and taken away may be returned after being kept for years in Westminster Abbey, UK; in the past, the Abbey had taken a hard line - at one point even refusing to display it to visiting Ethiopian clergy
Europe Moldova Seventy Moldovan MPs voted on a bill to extend the list of banned firearms and ammunition
Europe Bulgaria An atlas of immovable cultural heritage in Bulgaria is now available on the website of the National Institute for Immovable Cultural Heritage and includes all Bulgarian sites on the World Heritage List and the Register of Archaeological Reserves
America Honduras Honduras has officially banned all operations related to cryptocurrencies, including those by banks, financial companies, and insurers, citing potential risks to supervised institutions and emphasizing the lack of regulation by the central bank
America Guyana The Guyana Tourism Authority is conducting an assessment of the adventure tourism market in Guyana, seeking to expand the sector by diversifying the country's product portfolio, engaging with the Adventure Travel Trade Association for expertise
Europe Luxembourg The country will open two new embassies in Canada and Rwanda later this year, the government said, as it continues to expand its diplomatic presence
Asia East Timor A nationwide seminar on rules and procedures for national infrastructure development has been organized by the government
America Colombia An AI implementation roadmap has been presented by Ministry of Science; it features five strategic pillars focusing on ethics, education, innovation, data and cybersecurity, aiming to guide public policies and government decisions regarding AI
Asia Bahrain His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, during the 3rd edition of the Folk Poetry Festival, emphasised the crucial role that these art forms play not only in preserving culture, but also in building bridges between global communities
America Canada Family doctors retiring or moving into other areas of medicine are creating a disaster for Canada's universal health care; over 10 million people will soon lack access to primary care and currently 2,2 million are with no family doctor in Ontario
America Costa Rica Earlier this week, a meteor-like flash, identified as space debris by experts from the University of Costa Rica, illuminated the country's sky, captured in videos, with the phenomenon attributed to debris disintegration upon entering Earth's atmosphere
Europe Lithuania According to Central Project Management Agency, which assessed the quality of life in various municipalities from 2013 to 2021, many experienced the biggest growth in terms of material living conditions, residents' entrepreneurship and competitiveness
Europe Greece After a parliamentary debate that lasted two days and a heated political debate that lasted months, the country finally passed a historic law legalising same-sex marriage and granting same-sex couples the right to adopt