Europe Slovenia Anti-establishment populist party leader and current Parliament Speaker, Zoran Stevanović, is pushing to hold a national referendum on withdrawing from NATO and is strictly opposing the government's financial and military aid packages to Ukraine
Africa Namibia Cultivating giant algae capable of retaining the carbon dioxide that warms the planet is the idea of a Dutch start-up who developed the project off the coast of Luderitz
Asia Lebanon The UN on Friday called on Palestinian groups in the Ain Al-Hilweh refugee camp in southern Lebanon to cease fire and leave the United Nations Relief and Works Agency schools immediately
Asia Kazakhstan Comic Con Astana, an international festival celebrating comic books, film, video games, anime and contemporary popular culture, will host a cosplay contest with a total prize pool of about $21.000 next weekend
Asia India The launch of a global biofuels alliance was announced at a G20 summit in New Delhi, with founding members the United States and Brazil, with a goal of promoting the use of cleaner fuels by accelerating global efforts to achieve net-zero emissions targets
Africa Madagascar Outgoing President Andry Rajoelina has filed his candidature for the presidential elections, becoming the 28th candidate on the ballot scheduled for 9 November 2023, a controversial move due to his dual French and Malagasy citizenship
Europe Andorra The new national energy and emissions labeling system for vehicles will be launched today; the badge will be delivered along with the license plates of newly registered vehicles
Europe Germany Wind energy expansion has slowed due to delays in obtaining transport permits for heavy wind turbines, with more than 15.000 applications pending, putting at risk the goal of 80% of energy from renewable sources by the end of the year
Europe Denmark Novo Nordisk AS, the world's biggest producer of insulin with headquarters in Bagsværd, Copenhagen, has become the European listed company with the largest capitalization, taking the place held for over 2 years by luxury group LVMH
Asia Nepal The Kathmandu Health Bureau has launched a vaccination campaign against Covid-19 in the district starting today 11 September to 16 upon the risk of a possible wave of new variants
Asia North Korea Multiple North Korean diplomatic missions will host receptions this month to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the country's founding, in what experts call a move to revive global engagement
Asia Uzbekistan 74,1% of Uzbeks are very satisfied with life and current situation according to survey of public opinion research center Ijtimoiy Fikr; the social survey also found that Uzbeks are increasingly active politically and socially
America Nicaragua Journalists from Nicaragua Actual, exiled for practicing independent journalism in their country, are meeting with Voice of America in San Jose, Costa Rica, showcasing their resilience in the face of media repression
Asia Bahrain The UNESCO King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Prize, funded by the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain, for the use of information and communication technologies in education for 2022 was presented to the winners, China and Ireland