Asia Israel The Knesset has passed a media overhaul law giving government greater regulatory control; PM Netanyahu attended the debate, skipping the vote; the news has been released by a number of online media in the late hours of 16 July
America Guatemala The Coca-Cola System in Guatemala organized a successful beach cleanup with over 300 volunteers at the protected area of the National Council of Protected Areas, aimed at supporting the conservation of sea turtle sanctuaries
Asia Maldives Over 280 nominations from officials have been received by the Election Commission for the presidential election runoff scheduled for next Saturday
Africa Liberia Liberia reaffirmed its commitment to the One China Policy, consolidating its long-standing relationship with the world's second largest economy
Asia Malaysia Malaysian Department of National Heritage and University of Science's Centre for Global Archaeological Research announced last week the discovery of a 1.200-year-old Buddhist temple structure in Bukit Choras
Africa Madagascar Roland Ratsiraka of the Malagasy party Tonga Saina, spokesperson for the Collectif, said that there was a violation of the Constitution and several obstacles to the smooth running of the pre-election campaign
Europe Liechtenstein The Liechtenstein Judo Association has found a successor for Holger Scheele, with Jaime Jaramillo taking over as national coach at the beginning of 2024
America Guyana The Venezuelan government rejected Guyana's challenge to its call for a consultative referendum on the Essequibo territory; condemning the "insolent declaration" by the Guyanese government, Venezuela asserted its sovereignty and rights over the territory
Europe Kosovo Those arrested for the terrorist attack on the Kosovo police on Sunday in Banjska, Zveçani, can be sentenced from 25 years to life imprisonment, said Gëzim Shala of the Kosovo Institute of Justice
Africa Mali The transitional authorities announced the postponement 'until a later date' of the upcoming presidential elections, scheduled for February 2024; the French company Idemia was accused of taking the administrative census database 'hostage'
Asia Kuwait Over 4.500 people were injured in some 40.000 road accidents recorded from January to mid-September in Kuwait and 225 Kuwaitis and residents lost their lives in accidents
America Venezuela Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago have agreed to jointly explore offshore natural gas, aiming to boost domestic supply and expand exports to the Caribbean; negotiations had been previously stalled due to US sanctions
Europe Luxembourg Luxembourg's largest trade union OGBL is threatening to strike at the local Coca Cola subsidiary after wage negotiations broke down
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Over 10.000 cases of tuberculosis were recorded in South Kivu province during 2022: the report comes from the medical coordinator of the program against leprosy and tuberculosis in South Kivu, Dr. Freddy Birembano