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 Bahamas The country is ready to deploy 150 personnel to provide technical assistance and training to the Haitian National Police said Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe
America Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda is the first Caribbean islands to appear on the acclaimed reality series Secret Celebrity Renovation, broadcast by CBS
Africa Comoros For the 2023 Indian Ocean Islands Games, the country has reduced the participation budget, with a direct impact on the participation of some disciplines deemed underperforming, such as badminton and basketball, which have been excluded
Asia Bahrain Export Bahrain has won the 'Best Small and Medium Enterprises Export Solutions Provider in Bahrain 2023' award from World Business Outlook, along with five other global awards
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo 'Catch-fetiche', also called voodoo wrestling, a Congolese sport in which wrestlers face each other and use magic to try to achieve supremacy, is gaining momentum
Africa Gabon Improvement works are underway on a 40km stretch of the 163km road between Medouneu, and Kououleu, and are expected to be completed in six months
America Suriname Wildlife experts have uncovered two powerful jaguar trafficking networks in the country, controlled by Chinese overseers, with connections to serious crimes like human trafficking and illegal mining, highlighting the need for more conservation efforts
Oceania Australia The opale mining town of Coober Pedy, in the desert south of the country, has built houses and facikities under the surface, where the temperature remains constant all year round, to resist day heat and night low temperatures
Asia Pakistan In a bid to counter noise pollution on the occasion of Independence Day - celebrated on August 14 - court has ordered the police to take action against the use or selling of honking toy horns under Section 190 of the Criminal Procedure Code
Europe Romania Six out of 10 Romanians cannot afford a 7-day vacation a year, the highest percentage in the European Union, although Bucharest is an exception and the city is significantly reduced in pedestrian and car traffic in August
Europe Albania Albanian tourism officials expect up to 10 million tourists this year, or 200% over last year's, mainly thanks to the offer of beautiful beaches and affordable prices
America Paraguay The country’s rice exports have surged by 23,2% in the first half of the current year compared to the same period last year, reaching 518.000 tons and contributing to a 48% increase in value
America Venezuela The country has urged Amazonian member countries to declare a joint action plan to safeguard the Amazon rainforest, proposing measures such as reforestation, seed bank creation and satellite deployment on top of sustainable development