Asia Laos About $12 million in digital taxes from global technology companies have been collected under new law: foreign providers of online services must register with Lao tax authorities regardless of whether they have a physical presence in the country
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 Niger In the Tahoua region, President of the Republic Bazoum inaugurated the new Tambass-Badaguichiri cement plant built by China Africa Material Building under the Mongo brand that will allow the country to become self-sufficient in cement products
Asia Armenia Three IT companies have joined the list of Armenia's 100 largest contributors; leading this list is Synopsys Armenia, whose position improved by 12 points compared to 2019
Oceania Nauru The country has recently prepared to exploit the deep sea for the extraction of valuable minerals, but its roughly 12.000 inhabitants are at the center of a conflict that opposes different views on how to deal with climate change
Europe Greece Passenger traffic in the ports of Piraeus and Rafina increased by 10,63% and 11,33% respectively in the first 15 days of July compared to the same period last year
Europe Liechtenstein The four-day music festival Vaduz Soundz took place with much luck for the weather and saw over 6000 visitors
Oceania Samoa Thanks to Project Gateway, 18 inmates including 6 juveniles graduated after 10 weeks of participation in a training program on positive choices and the recovery process, according to a statement from the Samoa Police, Prisons and Corrections Services
America Grenada The Government of Grenada has announced the release of $30 million in concessional financing from the World Bank Group as evidence of significant progress in the implementation of crucial reforms over the past 12 months
America Jamaica Funds have been allocated to purchase ventilators for the Victoria Jubilee Hospital in Kingston, and a standard extended service warranty procedure to keep them running for three years will also be made available in the coming weeks
Africa Mozambique Almost half of the taxes collected in Mozambique in 2022 will be collected through the "e-tributação" electronic tax management system, which is scheduled to be fully implemented by the end of this year
Asia Bangladesh About 11,5 tonnes of mangoes were produced this year from about 93.000 hectares of land in the northern Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Naogaon and Natore districts
Asia Oman Survey of Arabian Myrrh Trees Phase II shows overgrazing (62%), insects (22%), drought (10%), unsustainable harvesting methods (6%) as the danger faced by the species that spreads on 92 sq km out of a 3048 sq km potential natural range
Oceania Tonga A family recovery assistance project of the Tonga Red Cross Society will provide cash assistance for the construction of new houses to some people affected by the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcanic eruption and tsunami in 2022