Asia Laos New rules for intellectual property protection wereintroduced, allowing businesses to protect industrial designs internationally through a single application under the Hague System; It simplifies registration and administrative procedures, reducing costs
Oceania Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea and Estonia will work at the national level to implement MTDP Strategic Priority Area 8: Digital Governance
Oceania Nauru The COVID taskforce has been disbanded and will be completely closed for the budget 2023-2024, with all COVID-related issues that will now be directed to RON hospital
America Saint Kitts and Nevis To improve employee well-being and work-life balance, the Office of the Attorney General and the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs hosted the first staff retreat at the Cuna Conference Center
Africa Sao Tome and Principe Culture Month 2023, with motto "the traditions that unite us", has been inaugurated in Principe
Europe Slovenia 345 same-sex unions registered in the country's civil registry were converted into marriages by the 31 July deadline, after the Marriage Equality Act came into force on 31 January
Oceania Samoa A report on the cause of death of a four-month-old baby, who allegedly died after being vaccinated in Moto'otua in May this year, may not be made public until after the coroner's inquest
Africa Rwanda As a result of the ongoing unrest in Sudan, some 200 medical students have been admitted to Rwanda's School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Europe Estonia The Estonian Museum of Natural History hosted the silent disco dance event 'Birdsong Party Volume 2', with music by the museum's zoologist, Joosep Sarapuu, or DJ Zarka
Europe Romania The Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca hosted the eighth edition of the Untold festival, ending today, with more than 250 top national and international artists and tens of thousands of fans from Romania and around the world
Africa Guinea A reforestation plan with three million plants will apply to 1.000 hectares of land and 261 degraded sites with the theme: 'Plant and protect more'
Asia Palestine The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms condemns the escalation of violations against media freedom in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, which have increased significantly in recent days
America Colombia The 37 winning projects of the Crea Digital 2023 initiative have been announced; the contest by the Ministry of Information Technology aims at promoting the development of digital content, encouraging innovation in the creative and educational sectors
America Saint Lucia An Agriculture Minister report on the damage caused by tropical storm Bret to the local banana industry has been submitted Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre