Asia India Young-led ‘cockroach' movement, whose protests are challenging Modi’s government on accountability and educational reforms, is attracting professionals, families and public support after police used tear gar and beatings to disperse march on parliament
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 Moldova More special equipment for state border control and surveillance has been donated to Moldova by the German Federal Police, including 30 radio stations and 58 portable thermal imaging cameras
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
Oceania New Zealand Kahuria has announced the highly anticipated schedule of fashion shows and program of events that will take place at the Viaduct Events Centre from Tuesday, August 29 to Saturday, September 2, 2023
Oceania Fiji A tractor equipped with a 3-disc plough was handed over to the Narewa Farmers' Cooperative by the The Minister of Agriculture and Waterways
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 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 Luxembourg Amazon's employment grew by about 15% and has now become Luxembourg's second-largest corporate employer in 2022, before this year's job cuts
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
Africa Eritrea Eritrea's regional governors gave a seminar to citizens of the UK cities of New Castle, Leeds, Sheffield, Nottingham, Manchester, Coventry, Birmingham and London on the objective situation at home and the role of diaspora citizens in national affairs
Asia Taiwan Taiwan Customs Administration will step up inspections on items arriving from China and shipped to third countries and will order state-run Chunghwa Post to ensure freight industry complies with Taiwanese laws and the destination of the parcel
Africa Djibouti The World Bank said the Addis-Djibouti corridor will receive a significant upgrade with a $730 million grant following the recently approved Horn of Africa Initiative Regional Economic Corridor project