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
Asia Uzbekistan Authorities are aiming to halve the number of road accidents with serious consequences by 2030, according to the draft Uzbekistan-2030 strategy, which, however, does not include parameters for reducing deaths and injuries
Asia Mongolia The NGO 'Digital Citizen Participation' is conducting an international film development programme called 'Filmt Nomad', sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and the National Film Council of Mongolia
Africa Republic of the Congo On International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, the Congolese Observatory to Combat Statelessness (OCLA) issued a statement calling on the authorities to accelerate the programme of mobile birth registration for indigenous children
Africa Namibia Imports of live poultry, birds and poultry products from Denmark and the Netherlands have been suspended in the country following the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the two European countries
Asia Yemen The transfer of more than one million barrels of oil from an old oil tanker moored off the coast of war-torn Yemen has been completed, averting an environmental disaster, the United Nations said
Europe San Marino Vineyards are under attack by downy mildew, the 'white mould', which is causing a drop in production of 50% to 80%
Europe Belgium Nine life-size wooden elephants, designed by South African artist Andries Botha, took over Brussels' Grand Place as part of the Flowertime festival, which opened in the capital on Friday 11 August
Europe Slovakia After 51 years of construction, the Bratislava-Košice motorway is still unfinished and the last section will be completed in 2032, if all goes well
America Antigua and Barbuda Senator Dwayne George made his first official appearance and delivered his first address to the Upper House Parliament, which debated an amendment to the Registered Land Act
Africa Angola Greater investment in the environmental empowerment of young Angolan women in waste management has been advocated by Edo Stork, representative of the United Nations Development Programme in Angola
Europe Austria The Austrian human rights organisation Südwind, in cooperation with the environmental organisation GLOBAL 2000 and the German Romero Initiative, conducted a survey of 63 quality labels and initiatives in the food and clothing sector
Asia Iran Executions for political reasons are increasing at a fast pace, according to the Centre for Human Rights in Iran, which reports 17 executions in the last 10 months, adding that they were mostly young people with 'blatantly illegal' prosecution
Africa Ivory Coast Open information days called 'Destination Manitoba' on how to immigrate and work legally in Canada will be held from 17 to 19 August in Cocody (Abidjan), given Canada's demand for legal migrants