Oceania Fiji A vacancy notice for the post of Director of Public Prosecutions has been posted by the Judicial Services Commission, inviting applications from suitably qualified local and overseas candidates to head Fiji's independent prosecuting authority
Africa Zimbabwe Newly re-elected Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sworn in a new Cabinet; he appointed one of his sons and one of his grandsons to deputy ministerial posts
Africa Benin The 50th World Pétanque Championships Benin 2023 are being held from in Cotonou and will end on Sunday 17 September
Africa Angola National Bank of Angola announced new rules for granting loans to financial institutions through "adequate and sufficient guarantees" and taking corrective measures when necessary, establishing a 180-day repayment period
Africa Tunisia The National Museum of Bardo, closed since July 25, 2021, will reopen to the public starting today Thursday, September 14, in Tunis, with new spaces and archaeological and artistic artifacts being displayed for the first time
Europe Belgium With 280 days until the elections, the Workers' Party of Belgium, the Reformist Movement, the social-liberal party DéFI and the New Flemish Alliance launched their campaigns at three levels: federal, regional and European
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Aiming to open in the first quarter of 2024 its brand new Beaches Resort in St. Vincent, Sandals International said the goal is to have most of the areas completed by 15 February for the Prime Minister's event to be held at the end of February
Europe Netherlands According to the latest figures from the Dutch statistical office CBS, over half of Dutch adults do not get enough exercise; government goal is 75% of the Dutch population to meet exercise guidelines by 2040
Asia Kyrgyzstan A library named after Salvador Allende was inaugurated in Bishkek, with congratulations coming from the Salvador Allende International Foundation, the leadership of Chile, the ruling Chilean Socialist Party and the Allende family
Asia Myanmar The country will start accepting cards from the Russian Mir payment system in October, according to the junta's Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations
Europe Sweden Next year, the defence budget will be increased by more than SEK 27 billion (EUR 2,2 billion), bringing Sweden's defence spending to 2% of GDP and meeting the NATO target
Asia Mongolia The country has become the first Asian member of World Boxing along with three others that have joined the organisation, to be approved by Congress in November
Asia Iraq The country has begun relocating Iranian Kurdish groups from the Iraqi Kurdish region bordering Iran to camps far from the border, as part of a security agreement between Baghdad and Tehran signed in March
Asia Indonesia Government will not use "Isa Almasih" (The Messiah), Islamic name adopted from Arabic for Jesus Christ, to refer to Christian holidays and will replace it with "Yesus Kristus"; the nomenclature change was announced by the Ministry of Religious Affairs