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 Mali Danew Talla Electronics (Dte), the Mali-registered joint venture between French Danew and Malian Talla télécom, has opened a computer and tablet assembly plant in Niaréla, Bamako district
Africa South Sudan A decade-long crisis in South Sudan has prompted women living in IDP camps in Bentiu, Unity State, to seek alternative ways to survive by turning to income-generating projects
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
America Guyana In the Georgetown area U.S. Army South and Missouri Army National Guard soldiers held a public affairs training workshop with the Guyana Defense Force, aiming at enhancing cohesion and disaster response between participating nations
Europe Switzerland It is mainly the over 60s who use legal products containing cannabinoids, according to a survey carried out by the Zurich marketing and market research agency 'Link’
Asia Palestine The Palestinian Authority's Foreign Ministry has called on all countries to include people linked to settler terror organisations or companies investing in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories on their terror lists
Africa Cape Verde 90% of the sewer ruptures that occur on roads in various parts of the country are caused by household waste, said the president of the board of directors of Águas de Santiago
Asia Qatar At the Hamad Port Visitors Centre in Umm Al-Houl, one can admire the world's most venomous fish, the Stnanceia verrucosa, commonly known as stone fish
Africa Benin Nigeria and Benin met to discuss the provisions of the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme, giving way to mutually beneficial trade agreements
Europe Monaco With a seven-carat ruby ring by Guillemin & Soulaine fetching almost €3 million, jewellery was the largest category in Artcurial's Monaco Auction Week sales
Africa Republic of the Congo Société nationale des pétroles du Congo signed a memorandum of understanding in Algiers with Sonatrach, the Algerian national hydrocarbon company, to strengthen their cooperation in hydrocarbon exploration and development
Africa Somalia Work on the Galmudug Youth Centre has officially begun as part of efforts by UNFPA to support the aspirations of young people in Somalia; the centre is one of several youth centres in Somalia that UNFPA facilitates wit Netherlands and EU support
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