Asia Singapore New cat ownership rules require pet cats to be microchipped and licensed, with limits on the number of cats allowed per household; After a two-year transition period, owners must comply or face penalties, while licences will become chargeable
Africa Zambia Zambia's central bank has increased the statutory reserve ratio, the rate at which commercial banks keep funds at the central bank, following consistent pressures in the foreign exchange market
Africa Tunisia The country ranks first in Africa and the Arab world in terms of female enrolment in public universities
Asia Yemen The Yemeni Governor of Al-Mahra has started the distribution of over 1,4 million textbooks for the various curricula for the academic year 2023-2024 with funding from the Oman Charitable Organisation
Asia Taiwan Greenpeace Taiwan called for the full adoption of a reusable cup system, arguing that doing so would save the same amount of greenhouse gas emissions as taking 240.000 fuel-powered scooters off the roads
Asia Azerbaijan Azerbaijan's tourism potential was presented in Shanghai, China, recalling its role as a commercial and cultural bridge on the Silk Road, as well as its historical heritage in the modern era
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, in an interview published for the Croatian National, said that he is not in favour of secession from Bosnia and Herzegovina, but that he has the support of 10-15 countries, including EU members
Europe Slovenia A resolution on seismic safety until 2050 has been approved by the Parliamentary Commission for Infrastructure, Environment and Spatial Planning; the opposition criticised it for the lack of binding guidelines and funding sources
Africa Tanzania Internet subscriptions in Tanzania have increased by almost 45% over the past five years, in a trend the regulatory agency attributes to the expansion of online content in the native Kiswahili language
Asia Turkmenistan The country has reached the regional target in the fight against hepatitis B through vaccination, as confirmed by the certificate of the European Technical Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation
Asia United Arab Emirates The United Nations World Tourism Organisation has officially certified Fujairah as a sustainable tourism destination, awarding the Fujairah Adventures Centre a membership certificate confirming its status as an affiliate member of the UNWTO
Asia Uzbekistan Gazli and Khojaabad underground gas storage facilities are 98% full; 3,445 billion cubic metres of gas out of the 3,5 billion planned have been pumped in preparation for the autumn-winter season
America Nicaragua Nicaragua's Vice President, Rosario Murillo, with wife of President Daniel Ortega, has taken full control of the country's Supreme Court, with reports of a controversial police operation that removed the Court's now former president, Alba Luz Ramos
Oceania Vanuatu Power and telecommunications outages exacerbated the challenges of responding to Cyclone Lola said the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme Secretariat