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
Africa Tanzania IMF Deputy MD Bo Li concluded his visit to Tanzania with a firm commitment to support the country's efforts to unlock its development potential, applauding the Tanzanian authorities' efforts to implement the economic reform programme
Africa Tunisia Tunisian President Kais Saied dismissed Prime Minister Najla Bouden, the country's first female premier, and immediately appointed Ahmed Hachani, head of Tunisia's central bank, as the new prime minister
America Trinidad and Tobago The seventh edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games will take place in the islands of Trinidad and Tobago from 4-11 August 2023 with over 1000 athletes and para-athletes aged between 14 and 18 years participating in seven sports
Europe Kosovo The main party representing North Macedonia's ethnic Albanian minority offered to withdraw its ministers from the government to meet the opposition's demand to pave the way for EU accession talks
Asia Lebanon Lebanon's General Directorate of State Security called on parents, as well as schools and universities, to be more vigilant in protecting their children and teenagers from harassment and abuse
Africa Somalia Somalia's Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs has pledged to investigate the selection process that led to an unprepared athlete representing the country at the International University Sports Federation World University Games in Chengdu, China
Africa Ghana According to a report by the Ghana Statistical Service, in the third quarter of 2022, one in four young people, or 24,2% of those aged 15 to 24, were not engaged in education, employment or training, or 1,5 million people in this age group
Africa Ivory Coast Former Ivory Coast president Henri Konan Bedie, part of an old guard of politicians who dominated politics in the West African nation for a generation, has died at the age of 89
Europe Iceland Experts are planning to recreate in 3D the Saltfiskstöflun, 'Stacked Salt Fish', by Sigurjón Ólafsson, an important figure in Icelandic art history; the original, now in poor condition, at the time of its creation was the sculptor's largest work ever
Asia China Duan Weihong, one of the richest women in China who apparently disappeared six years ago, reappeared in public recently; word goes it is a sign that authorities may have closed an investigation against her for links to a former Politburo member
Asia Iran Two days of national holidays have been ordered, as well as the closure of many businesses, due to the unprecedented heat wave that is hitting the country
Asia Japan High winds cut power lines in Okinawa Prefecture, leaving over 200.000 households without electricity, Naha airport closed and hundreds of thousands of people were advised to evacuate as Typhoon Khanun neared, threatening torrential rains
America Belize This past July 31, Belize commemorated the 189th anniversary of the abolition of slavery and the 185th anniversary of the termination of the apprenticeship system; this Emancipation Day is marked as a public and bank holiday for the third consecutive year