Asia Philippines A persistent infestation of soft scale insects continues to threaten Philippines’s sugar industry, damaging crops and reducing yields in key producing provinces; Authorities are expanding monitoring and pest-control measures to contain the outbreak
America Nicaragua Spanish Jesuit universities have formally demanded the Nicaraguan regime to cease its aggression, expressing solidarity with the University of Central America, which has faced rigid measures and attacks since 2018
Africa Malawi The government, through the Minister of Education, will preside today over the launch of the Grand Challenges Malawi program, which aims to support the country's most creative scientists to collaborate with their partners in Africa and around the world
Africa Equatorial Guinea A unique identification code for natural persons, legal entities and other entities without legal personality has been implemented; the country is about to join Egmont Group and this will lead to more effective monitoring of economic activities
Asia Azerbaijan The country adopted the Law on Space Activities, consisting of six chapters and 24 articles, on 4 August 2023, thus regulating the legal, economic and organisational basis of space activity
Africa Namibia The country has chosen to open its electricity market to independent power producers and has helped investors enter markets in other regional countries
Asia Malaysia Nuren Group, Malaysia's leading platform for maternal empowerment, has proudly announced its inclusion in Malaysia's Book of Records for the "Largest Number of Memberships Collected in a Breastfeeding Event 2023"
Asia Brunei Brunei improved from Tier 3 to Tier 2 watch list on the US State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons Report this year
Africa Djibouti The Djibouti Palace Kempinski hosted the fifth ministerial meeting of member countries of the African Renewable Energy Initiative
Europe Denmark Toy company Lego is launching 'LEGO Braille Bricks – Play with Braille’; with both braille and printed letters, numbers and symbols on each brick, the new set makes learning braille more accessible to everyone
Africa Central African Republic An independent UN expert has expressed grave concern over the human rights situation, calling for political dialogue and a new "climate of trust"
Asia Armenia Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo will arrive in Armenia today and accompany the French convoy from the Armenian capital Yerevan to the Lachin corridor
Europe Bulgaria A group of Bulgarian researchers from the University of Burgas won an award for outstanding contributions in the field of artificial intelligence at the international scientific conference Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems (INFUS)
America Paraguay Paraguay and Uruguay have agreed to construct a US$300 million port in Uruguay's Soriano department, providing Paraguay with access to the sea, thus ensuring sovereignty over foreign trade