America Brazil A Federal Court ordered Land Reform Agency to remove land occupiers from various sites in the Amazon; the decision follows a request from the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil, a nationwide coalition that is denouncing unlawful settlings
America Bolivia In Bolivia's Cal Orck’o, within the Parque Cretácico, lies the largest number of dinosaur footprints ever recorded, with over 12.092 marks from these ancient reptiles, offering a fascinating glimpse into the sauropods' habits
America Chile A series of human rights bills, including one recognizing the disappeared detainees and another lifting the secrecy surrounding the Valech Report, documenting human rights abuses during Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship, have been introduced
Asia Kazakhstan Construction of a new desalination plant in Mangystau Region has begun, aimed at meeting the growing demand for drinking water in the area
Europe Bulgaria The EC Representation in Bulgaria has launched an information campaign on the adoption of the euro to answer how the changeover will take place and what will happen to the local currency
Asia Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze, chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party, says the primary goal of initiating impeachment proceedings is to have the Constitutional Court confirm a blatant violation of the Constitution by the President
Oceania Tonga New postal equipment and vehicles have been donated to Tonga Post by the Australian government and the Australian people, through Australia Post
Africa Ghana Ghana has become the first African country to produce a cholera vaccine, by DEK Vaccines Limited, a consortium of Ghanaian pharmaceutical companies led by the private sector, giving the country a chance as a future vaccine producer on the continent
Asia Japan Tokyo will provide over $140 million in additional financial aid for its fishing industry following China's blanket import ban on Japanese fish products after the release of radioactive water from Fukushima
Africa Comoros First edition of the Festival of Science and the Arts, which will bring together international experts in mid-September, will examine how island seas, particularly those of the Comoros archipelago, can be a vector for sustainable development
Asia Kuwait Kuwait's debate team took first place for the first time in the International Arabic-language school debate championship, 6th edition, Doha, Qatar 2023, winning debate on the issue of dividing students into classes based on academic ability
America Haiti Haitilibre reports 219 inmates died of starvation or illness in Haitian prisons in 2022, mainly due to malnutrition or lack of access to adequate medication and health care, pointing out deficiencies in the justice system at all levels
Asia Iraq The Iraqi Oil Ministry has received approval from the Ministerial Council of Energy for a final agreement with ExxonMobil
Asia China The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, the highest court in China's Special Administrative Region, has asked the Hong Kong government to pass a law making it possible for same-sex civil unions to be recognised