Asia Myanmar Peace talks with several smaller ethnic armed organizations have been promoted by Myanmar’s military government as evidence of ongoing national reconciliation; Critics argue the discussions exclude many of the country’s most powerful resistance groups
Asia Palestine The Palestinian Authority's Foreign Ministry has called on all countries to include people linked to settler terror organisations or companies investing in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories on their terror lists
Europe Monaco With a seven-carat ruby ring by Guillemin & Soulaine fetching almost €3 million, jewellery was the largest category in Artcurial's Monaco Auction Week sales
Africa South Sudan A decade-long crisis in South Sudan has prompted women living in IDP camps in Bentiu, Unity State, to seek alternative ways to survive by turning to income-generating projects
America Guyana In the Georgetown area U.S. Army South and Missouri Army National Guard soldiers held a public affairs training workshop with the Guyana Defense Force, aiming at enhancing cohesion and disaster response between participating nations
Africa Benin Nigeria and Benin met to discuss the provisions of the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme, giving way to mutually beneficial trade agreements
Europe Switzerland It is mainly the over 60s who use legal products containing cannabinoids, according to a survey carried out by the Zurich marketing and market research agency 'Link’
Africa Somalia Work on the Galmudug Youth Centre has officially begun as part of efforts by UNFPA to support the aspirations of young people in Somalia; the centre is one of several youth centres in Somalia that UNFPA facilitates wit Netherlands and EU support
Oceania Papua New Guinea Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs announced that French President Macron will make a one-day visit to Papua New Guinea today Friday, July 28, 2023
Asia Nepal At least 117 wild animals were found dead in Chitwan National Park in the last fiscal year; compared to 80 that died of natural causes, as many as 26 died as a result of a dog bite
Asia Qatar At the Hamad Port Visitors Centre in Umm Al-Houl, one can admire the world's most venomous fish, the Stnanceia verrucosa, commonly known as stone fish
Africa Cape Verde 90% of the sewer ruptures that occur on roads in various parts of the country are caused by household waste, said the president of the board of directors of Águas de Santiago
Europe Slovenia Ljubljana's utility company Voka Snaga has detected modern-day water pollutants, benzotriazoles, in drinking water; the concentration of the hazardous substances is low for now, but further increases could call for more stringent measures
Africa Namibia Statistics indicate a rising trend of sexually transmitted infections in Namibia, said Health Minister Kalumbi Shangula, despite progress in reducing HIV infections in several demographic and population groups