Asia Singapore New cat ownership rules require pet cats to be microchipped and licensed, with limits on the number of cats allowed per household; After a two-year transition period, owners must comply or face penalties, while licences will become chargeable
Oceania Nauru The Nauru Utilities Corporation stated that any customer found tampering with scratch cards will be subject to severe penalties
Europe Romania The Romanian health network Regina Maria has declared that it has inaugurated 'the largest and most modern clinic in Cluj-Napoca', the Eremia Grigorescu Polyclinic, following an investment of around €4,5 million
Oceania New Zealand Twenty-one-year-old Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke was elected to the Hauraki-Waikato parliamentary seat, winning over the Māori electorate and becoming New Zealand's youngest MP in 170 years
America Peru Pope Francis received Peruvian President Dina Boluarte at the Vatican Apostolic Palace, and discussed about the relationship between the Church and the State, migration, and climate change, concluding with customary gift exchanges along with the audience
America Dominica Dominican Crapaud, a frog, is disappearing with "fastest eradication ever recorded"; known as 'mountain chicken', for decades considered a delicacy and national dish, it features in the island's emblem and is used as a logo by some important institutions
Africa Eritrea The Swedish section of the National Union of Eritrean Women met to review its activities and develop a future action plan
Africa Sudan Six months after fighting began in Sudan on 15 April, a UN spokesman said on Tuesday that nearly 4.000 people had been killed and thousands injured
Europe Montenegro After the Montenegrin opposition announced a potential boycott of the November census, accusing the outgoing pro-Serbian government of lacking legitimacy, the Bureau of Statistics warned that those who refuse to participate will be fined
Europe Denmark The country published an action plan for its goal of transitioning to a plant-based food system, including promotion in schools; it is part of the agricultural climate plan to reduce food emissions and it is the first time by a national government
Europe Vatican City Four additional outdoor LED displays will be installed in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican with new audio and video solutions
Africa Chad The National Police Headquarters launched an awareness-raising campaign followed by a voluntary blood donation campaign
Europe Norway Indigenous Sami people recently protested against the government's decision to allow the construction of wind turbines on Sami grazing land, blocking the entrances to 11 ministries in Oslo last Friday morning and demanding to be heard by King Harald
Africa Benin The president of the Benin Football Federation is facing a potential legal battle after it was alleged that a club he owns circumvented Fifa's transfer ban by changing its name