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
Africa Guinea The statutory members of the Guinean Football Federation in an extraordinary general assembly, unanimously approved the new statutes proposed by the Standardisation Committee
America United States Elon Musk has begun replacing Twitter’s iconic logo with the letter X; he made the surprise announcement tweeting “adieu to the twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds” after disclosing earlier this month Twitter's negative cash flow and -50% in adv
America Argentina China has significantly expanded its investments in Argentina's lithium-rich regions to secure reserves, sparking environmental concerns and prompting warnings from the US about China's aggressive expansion in the lithium field
Asia Kyrgyzstan The National Investment Agency and the Kyrgyz-American Association for the Development of Logistics Services have signed a memorandum of cooperation that envisages the creation of 5.000 jobs in the country
Africa Chad Chadian Neurology Society held a press briefing in which neurologist Madjirabe Ngardiguina said that more and more young adults are victim to neurological diseases, so much that at CHU la Renaissance 15% of stroke admissions are young people under 45
Europe Iceland A second house has been unearthed at the archaeological site of Stöng, one of the best-known farms of the colonisation era, which houses a heritage museum featuring a reconstruction of a farmhouse and church from the settlement period
Asia Laos With 10.000 cases and six deaths already reported this year, the Lao Ministry of Health is actively tackling the dengue fever epidemic in the country with a mission to eradicate mosquito breeding grounds and raise awareness among the local population
Europe Netherlands The Smart Photonics chip plant in Eindhoven, which specialises in the production of photonic chips, will receive a €100m investment from a consortium consisting of the Dutch government, banks and several semiconductor companies
Europe Hungary The government's goal is to double Hungary's GDP from HUF 80.000 to 160 million by 2030, PM Orbán said; Hungary's development level stood at 78% of the EU average in 2022, up from 66% in 2010, and the government aims to raise this ratio to 85-90% by 2030
Oceania Solomon Islands This year marks 20th anniversary of the inception of the Solomon Islands Regional Assistance Mission and the Government, in collaboration with Australia, commemorated the anniversary with a religious service at St Barnabas Cathedral in Honiara
Europe Poland After Putin called Poland's western territories a 'gift to the Poles' from the Soviet dictator, the Deputy Foreign Minister labelled the claims as 'pseudo-historical', denying any desire for Warsaw's intervention in Ukraine
Africa Central African Republic To connect the new solar power plant in Danzi, the electricity supply was interrupted in the Central African capital for 4 days until today
Asia Georgia The country's first long-term low-emission development strategy 2050, officially adopted on 24 April 2023, has been presented: it will help update the National Climate Action Plan for 2023-2025 and refine Georgia's climate development road map