America Uruguay To restore police presence on the streets is priority for Montevideo's new police chief, who rejects the idea of heavy hand, defends use of armored vehicles to protect officers, maintains that Uruguay is far from falling into violence as Central America
America Antigua and Barbuda Air Peace,t one of the largest airlines in West Africa, has announced plans to offer special flights to Antigua and Barbuda
Africa Central African Republic In recent weeks in Bangui, queues have again lengthened outside petrol stations due to the closure of Tamoil's RCA branches
Asia Bangladesh The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association has asked International Monetary Fund representatives to help support the local garment industry
Europe Switzerland People living within a 50km radius of Swiss nuclear power plants will receive a new stock of iodine tablets in the next weeks, until next April; the 12 million packs of pills will cost CHF34 million, 30% of which will be payed by the power plant operators
Asia Azerbaijan Azerbaijan is among the 20 countries suffering the most from water shortages, announced the representative of the FAo
Asia Indonesia The gaming industry, currently growing in Indonesia, is estimated at Rp25 trillion (US$1,59 billion) in revenues for 2022; however, 99,5% went to foreign companies while the share of domestic gaming industry players was recorded at only 0,5%
Oceania Fiji According to a UNICEF report, about 43.000 children were displaced in Fiji due to storms between 2016 and 2021
Asia Vietnam Vietnam's new e-visa policy, which came into force on 15 August 2023 and extended the validity of electronic tourist visas to 90 days from 30, has facilitated group tours and the so called MICE tourism - meetings, incentives, conferences and events
America Bahamas Partanna Global unveiled in Nassau the first climate-resilient and carbon-neutral 'Home for the World', which will actively remove and avoid 182,6 tonnes of CO2, equivalent to the annual CO2 absorbed by 5200 mature trees
Asia Bahrain STC Bahrain announced the launch of its 3CC (Three-Component-Carrier) capable telecommunications solution; STC Bahrai is the first telecommunications operator to successfully test its 5G 3CC technology
Africa Cape Verde The first fast charging station for electric vehicles, located at Largo Quebra Canela in the city of Praia, was inaugurated by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Energy
Europe United Kingdom Steve Bell, who worked as a cartoonist for the Guardian for 40 years, was reportedly fired by the newspaper for a cartoon about Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu; a statement from the newspaper merely confirmed that his contract was not renewed