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
Oceania Samoa The Samoan government is willing to support a fleet replacement programme for Samoa Airways; the oldest 19-passenger DHC-6-300, 49,7-year-old, hasn't operated since 2021 when it was grounded due to corrosion problems
Europe Kosovo A statue bearing the names of 23 Kosovo Albanians who saved Jews from the Holocaust during World War II has been inaugurated in Pristina
Europe Moldova People who contributed to the successful organisation of the immersive exhibition "Bessarabi in Gulag", set up on the Grand National Assembly Square in July, received an honorary diploma from the government and letters of thanks
Oceania Solomon Islands The Chinese Navy's floating hospital docked for the first time in the Solomon Islands at Honiara harbour, bringing free advanced medical services to the local population until today 27 August
Europe Malta Plans for a second electricity interconnector, now approved by the Environmental Resources Authority, will be developed by Interconnect Malta, a government-owned company under the responsibility of the Ministry of Energy
Oceania Tuvalu Due to the breakdown of refuelling facilities at Funafuti International Airport, Fiji Airways has warned its customers it is unable to board fuel in Tuvalu and consequently to complete return trips to Suva
Asia Kuwait More than 25.000 expatriates were deported from the country between January and 19 August 2023, an average of 108 expatriates per day, most of whom were found guilty of violating residence and labour laws
Europe North Macedonia In presidential and parliamentary elections, personal documents with the old State name can still be used, while according to Prespa Agreement from Feb 2024 only documents with the new constitutional name ‘Republic of North Macedonia’ will be accepted
Asia Turkmenistan Ministry of Textile Industry and Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of the Country, in cooperation with Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Charitable Foundation, will donate goods and food products to children in Primorsky Territory of Russian Federation
Asia Singapore Starting in January 2024, school bus operators will be allowed to increase the cap on fares under existing contracts by up to 13%, the Ministry of Education said, in raising fares for the second consecutive year
Africa Seychelles Former Seychelles President Danny Faure will lead a group of Commonwealth election observers to the Maldives, where presidential elections will be held on 9 September 2023
Oceania Marshall Islands The Marshall Islands Soccer Federation has “huge ambitions” to be able to develop soccer in the RMI following the success of a series of soccer camps held recently at Delap Park
Europe Netherlands The Dutch women's hockey team extended their European title with a 3-1 victory over Belgium in Mönchengladbach, Germany, to win for the 12th time as European champions and the fourth consecutive victory in the tournament