America Cuba International investors can now build and fully own tourism facilities: to reverse the dramatic fall in tourism, authorities have eliminated the requirement for foreign groups to form a joint venture with the Cuban state to manage their tourism activities
Africa Ethiopia Over four million Ethiopians are currently internally displaced, according to the UN Migration Agency, largely due to conflict and drought
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
Africa Madagascar At least 12 killed in stampede at Indian Ocean Island Games opening ceremony; the crush occurred as crowds tried to enter the Mahamasina Municipal Stadium in Antananarivo
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
Africa Sudan An average of more than 700 children have been displaced every hour in the country since the conflict began, reaching over two million
Oceania Papua New Guinea Black Swan International, PNG's leading security services company, has been sold by its international owners to TrueNorth Capital of Papua New Guinea, at the conclusion of several months of negotiations