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 Vatican City During the Sunday Angelus Pope Francis greeted Polish pilgrims visiting the Shrine of Our Lady of Piekary Śląskie, Poland, which has attracted thousands of women and young people
Africa Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo appointed a new government whose main ministries are held by the coalition that won the recent legislative elections around the historic African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde
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
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 Kenya A forum hosted by IOM with over 70 young leaders from 37 African countries took place in Nairobi to discuss the challenges and good practices of climate-induced mobility and opportunities for youth engagement on migration, environment and climate change
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
Oceania Vanuatu New visa categories have been introduced upon order by Minister of Home Affairs Rick Tchamako Mahe; they provide more opportunities for foreign nationals wishing to do business, work, study and reside in Vanuatu
America Peru The number of micro and small businesses (mypes) in Peru has increased by 12% in the past year, reaching 6,1 million, surpassing pre-pandemic levels, and representing 96,4% of the country's existing businesses
Africa Tanzania The government is planning to evict more than 80.000 indigenous Maasai people from their ancestral lands, claiming the growing population is encroaching on wildlife habitats
Europe Vatican City 'Social friendship an antidote to war and conflict': Pope Francis encouraged participants in the 44th Meeting of Friendship Among Peoples in Rimini, Italy through a message sent on Friday
Asia South Korea At historic talks in Camp David, USA, Korea, Japan and US leaders pledge to deepen partnership, while condemning recent actions of China and North Korea
Africa Tunisia 11.400 applications for funding for projects dedicated to women and girls have been received on the Raidet platform, said the Minister of Family, Women, Children and the Elderly
America Trinidad and Tobago TT citizens of Queens, New York, will have a street co-named after their homeland, as 131st Street will be Trinidad and Tobago Street; NGO Trinidadians and Tobagonians USA has petitioned for the co-naming of "commercially vibrant" street for several years