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 Bulgaria Dr Nikolay Georgiev has been appointed the new executive director of the Executive Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture of Bulgaria
Asia East Timor A state-of-the-art early warning system for a range of climate-related disasters that should be operational around 2026 is being built with the support of the United Nations Environment Program
Asia Cambodia The Department of Monument Preservation and Preventive Archaeology of the APSARA National Authority is carrying out repairs to the north door of the second level of the Eastern Mebon temple, which has fallen into a state of disrepair
Africa Guinea-Bissau The mototaxi service practiced in the suburbs is seen by the population as a "blessing" since public transportation and, especially, cabs do not accept to enter the suburbs because of the poor road conditions
Africa Burkina Faso The junta-led government has suspended one of the country's most popular radio stations after it broadcasted an interview deemed 'offensive' to Niger's new military leaders
America Cuba The Belgium-based humanitarian project Sovereign Cuba sent three suitcases with a total of 60 kilograms of medicines and supplies for the Cuban health sector
Africa Cameroon 18 Chorkor fish-smoking ovens and training in sustainable fish-smoking methods have been provided by FAO to fishermen from several villages in Logone-Birni to support the reintegration and economic recovery of internally displaced persons
Europe Finland Jani Raappana has been appointed as Director of Foreign and Security Policy, reflecting the country's commitment to maintaining strong and strategic international relations
Africa Egypt Rights groups have called for accountability for the deaths of hundreds of people killed in one day 10 years ago when Egyptian security forces dispersed a protest against the ouster of the country's first democratically elected president
Asia Lebanon Culture Minister said he has asked authorities to ban the hit film "Barbie" for allegedly "promoting homosexuality" as anti-LGBTQ rhetoric rises in one of the Arab world's most liberal countries
Europe Estonia Following the inaction of the Narva city government, the central government decided to change the names of streets in Narva that are not considered appropriate in Estonia because of their links to the Soviet Union
Asia Armenia Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will attend today the emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Nagorno-Karabakh requested by the country due to the deteriorating humanitarian situation
Africa Equatorial Guinea The city of Bata officially inaugurated a local Office for the Processing of Single Vehicle Documents of Equatorial Guinea