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 Chile The country has placed first in Artificial Intelligence in the first Latin American AI Index, highlighting its strong infrastructure, education, advanced human capital, and governance
Africa Guinea Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya has been working for several days on the composition of a new government, with reshuffle likely to take place before Sept. 5, 2023
Africa Burundi Croatian police are still searching for the 10 young Burundi handball players who disappeared before a world championship match in Croatia
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
Africa Eritrea The Ministry of Energy and Mines has invited sealed bids from eligible bidders for the design, supply, and installation of a 30 MW solar photovoltaic system, battery storage system, and associated facilities
Oceania Nauru Nauru Airlines has introduced a Boeing 737-800 freighter into its fleet, the first of its kind in the Australian region
Asia Qatar Qatar Biobank, a member of the Qatar Foundation, will recruit 60.000 participants for its medical health research initiative on personalised medicine
America Bolivia A new lithium carbonate production plant is set to begin operations by the start of 2024, with an initial production target of around 2.000 tons, aiming at supporting the country's industrialisation and green energy goals
Asia Laos Lumpy Skin Disease, a viral infection affecting cows and buffaloes, is not a cause for concern this year, as Laos has observed very few cases in 2023
America Brazil A US$76 billion public works program has been announced; it aims at stimulating growth with spending on infrastructure and the environment; plans involve significant contributions towards energy, transport, water and healthcare
Europe North Macedonia Former BESA vice-president Arjanit Hoxha said he had collected the signatures needed to register his new party, the European Democratic Party
Africa Madagascar Civil society organizations denounce a critical situation at the Office national pour l'environnement, demanding that a new Director General be appointed as soon as possible
Asia Philippines The 100 million seedling project of the Department of Agriculture and the Philippine Coconut Authority will begin this month and guidelines are being drafted