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
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
America Suriname Descendants of Portuguese immigrants marked the 170th anniversary of their ancestors' arrival, celebrating with a thanksgiving service attended by President Santokhi, highlighting their contributions, integration and enrichment in various sectors
Europe Switzerland Donato Kofel, an environmental engineer at EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, said that through work on positive and negative effects of trees on air quality, he noticed that some plants are not only positive
America Venezuela The UN has urged the country to develop a plan against human trafficking and gender-based violence, emphasising on inclusive access to justice, violence prevention, and reproductive health
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
Oceania Tonga The Houma police station has resumed operations after more than eight years, ceased in early 2015, because to the "very old, rusty and unsafe" building
Europe Hungary Traveling exhibition The Road - János Fajó and the Pest Workshop will tour several major cities in China, in collaboration with the Art and Culture Division of the Central Bank of Hungary and the Fajó Foundation
America Nicaragua Nicaragua and North Korea have announced plans to establish embassies in each other's capitals to strengthen their decades-old relationship
Asia United Arab Emirates The first Dubai Calligraphy Biennial, organized by The Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), will be held on October 1 with more than 200 local and international artists
America Uruguay Along with El Salvador, the country leads in democracy satisfaction with 59% of it population approving of it, as per a Latinobarómetro report, despite the region's overall historical low of 28% satisfaction in 2023, attributed to factors like corruption
Europe Latvia Soldiers and national guardsmen of the Latvian National Armed Forces have taken part in the military exercise 'Northern Strike 2023', in Michigan, USA, from 5 to today, 19 August
Asia Cyprus The UN Refugee Agency said it was "extremely concerned" about the return of more than 100 Syrian nationals from Cyprus to Lebanon without them being screened to determine whether they need legal protection
Africa Togo Registration for the upcoming African Microfinance Week (SAM 2023) in Togo opened on August 10, 2023; the international event that aims at promoting and explore opportunities related to inclusive finance