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
Europe Germany In 2022 visa offices of missions abroad processed a total of 1.490,473 visa applications, the bulk of which were national visas amounting to 393.083, a significant increase over 2021
Africa Mali Celebrated musician Salif Keita has been appointed special advisor to the head of Mali's military junta, becoming one of five assistants to transitional president Assimi Goita
Asia United Arab Emirates The Dubai Municipality has assigned rescue teams to the beaches across the emirate of Dubai; the total crew consists of 140 people, including 124 highly qualified lifeguards, 12 supervisors and two assistants supervised by an operations manager
Asia Cyprus Angry Turkish Cypriots reportedly punched and kicked a group of international peacekeepers who obstructed crews working on a road that would encroach on a UN-controlled buffer zone and isolate a mixed-ethnic village in the ethnically divided country
Oceania Micronesia The country celebrates the 2023 Gospel day today 21 August, a national bank holiday with schools and most businesses are closed
Africa Libya The Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions approved the request of the National Council for Public Freedoms and Human Rights in Libya to reinstate its membership in the Arab Network
Africa Zimbabwe The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has started deploying fully trained electoral officers to different polling stations across the country ahead of Wednesday's elections
Africa Chad National Commission for the Piloting of the Exit Strategy from the Terrorism Crisis in Lake Chad Province was established by the government to coordinate and implement strategic actions to restore peace, stability and development in the area
Europe Spain The Spanish national team won the Women's World Cup by beating England 1-0 with Olga Carmona's goal in the 29th minute at the Accor Stadium in Sydney in front of more than 75.000 people
Africa Somalia The Hamar local government's vaccine storage center, located in Abdicasis district, which had been in disrepair and without maintenance for nearly three decades, has been inaugurated, a celebrated step for public health
Europe United Kingdom Scotland's national clinical director Jason Leitch has said he is worried about winter following the summer rise in Covid cases, urging eligible people to vaccinate when the programme begins next month
America Peru The Bishops of Peru have expressed their opposition to a medical commission's approval of an abortion for an 11-year-old girl, and stress the state's duty to protect the right to life of both mother and unborn child
Asia Maldives Total Fitness Group, one of the leading fitness organizations in the Maldives, has opened a dedicated gym for children in Male' City, the first of its kind in the country