Africa Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa signed into law constitutional changes that extend his time in office to 2030; new legislation, approved by Parliament last month, also introduces a provision allowing presidents to be elected by lawmakers instead of direct public vote
America Antigua and Barbuda Services rendered at the Clare Hall Health Centre are temporarily transferred to other clinics due to renovation works at the facility, informed the Ministry of Health, Welfare, Social Transformation and Environment
Europe Switzerland ETH Zurich moved up to 7th place in the university ranking, the Quacquarelli Symonds research announced, the highest in continental Europe, while other Swiss universities slipped down the table, with EPFL dropping twenty places this year to 36th
Europe Malta Forty players took on fifty-three hours of volleyball, officially whistled at six o'clock on Friday night by Inclusion Minister Julia Farrugia Portelli, to raise over €360.000 in funds for the Dar tal-Providenza shelter
Africa Niger The bill authorising the ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, adopted on 7 July 2017 by the United Nations General Assembly in New York, has been approved by Parliament
Asia Palestine At least seven Palestinians were killed in an Israeli attack with drones on a militant stronghold in the occupied West Bank; hundreds of troops are deployed in an operation that resembles the one carried out during the second Palestinian uprising in 2000
Oceania Marshall Islands This year the United Church of Christ sees more than 2.000 participants at its youth conference in Majuro, an event held once every two years for a two-week duration
Europe Hungary In Székesfehérvár, central Hungary, a memorial will be built to serve as a suitable resting place for Hungarian kings originally buried in the coronation basilica, destroyed during the Turkish occupation
Africa Uganda Ugandan scientist Catherine Nakelembe, member of Nasa's Servir applied sciences team as a thematic manager for agriculture and food security, is leading Nasa project that, combining satellite and ground data, creates solutions to protect crops
Europe Russia Russians queued up to reach the Crimean resorts, creating a 13-kilometre traffic jam on the Russian side of the Kerch Bridge connecting the Ukrainian peninsula, as if nothing had happened in the area
America Saint Kitts and Nevis The Embassy in Taiwan launched its ‘Sharing Kindness and Nurturing LOVE – SKNLOVE’ outreach program earlier this month, to create and promote a greater familial bond between the people of Saint Kitts and Nevis and those of Taiwan
Europe Spain Current national energy and climate plan will be updated to accelerate the green transition away from fossil fuels, now aiming for a 32% reduction in fossil fuel emissions compared to 1990 levels by 2030, compared to the previous target of 23%
Oceania Palau Post-pandemic tourism recovery for the country will be more difficult than predicted due to significant policy changes in some of Palau's key markets and to a more competitive global tourism market
Africa Gambia Relatives of 20 Gambian children whose deaths were linked to intake of toxic paracetamol cough syrups, manufactured in India, have sued the Indian drug manufacturer Maiden Pharmaceuticals and the Gambian local control authorities