Oceania Solomon Islands Preparations are underway for a second mass stray dog culling in Western Province, planned and approved earlier this year; the necessary dog bait and veterinary drugs have arrived at Gizo Town, the provincial capital
Asia Kyrgyzstan The volume of water in the Toktogul Basin by October 2023 will be 2 billion cubic metres lower than predicted, 12,4 billion compared to 14,3
Africa Niger What happened in Niger, where President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown by the Presidential Guard, theoretically in charge of safeguarding him, confirms a trend that since 2020 has seen at least 12 coups and attempted coups in West Africa
Europe Malta There are 317.000 cars on the road in Malta, out of a total of more than 420.000 authorized vehicles belonging to 276.00 driver license holders; in 2021, data showed there were 1.517 cars for every 1.000 driver license holders
Africa Zimbabwe Exports to China have reached a high of $585 million, registering an increase over the past five years
America Argentina The country has reached a technical agreement with the IMF, awaiting final approval, to receive around US$7.5 billion; the country will pay US$2.7 billion in FMI commitments using a loan from the Latin American Development Bank and a yuan swap with China
Europe Bulgaria Thousands of Bulgarians took to the streets yesterday to protest against violence on women, after the last harrowing case of a teenage girl stabbed hundreds of times shocked the nation
Europe Germany The production of non-alcoholic beer in Germany has almost doubled in the last decade, according to new figures released on World Beer Day this week, while the consumption of alcoholic beer has seen a slight downward trend
Europe Ireland Dublin City Council will no longer cut grass verges to achieve 'manicured edges' and residents' groups are asked not to submit grass cuttings for collection with the aim of encouraging biodiversity
Africa Senegal Two people were killed in Ziguinchor during protests triggered by the arrest of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko; Interior Minister Antoine Diome announced the dissolution of Pastef-Les patriotes, his political party
Europe Hungary Men national water polo team claimed the title of world champion after beating Greece in a final match ending with penalty shootout at the 20th World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan; Hungary's 4th title comes after 10 years
Europe Switzerland Beginning today thru 12 August 2023, 76th edition of Locarno Film Festival will be Marco Solari's last as president, with 214 films on the programme, including 110 world premieres and six international premieres
Asia Myanmar Myanmar's ruling military junta has decided to grant a partial pardon to Aung San Suu Kyi after the former leader was transferred from prison to house arrest at a government residence in recent days
America Dominican Republic The Dominican Association of Free Zones hailed the sector's historic performance in the first half of the year, when exports exceeded $4 billion for the first time, accounting for 64% of total exports