Africa Comoros Tayar, the first Comorian ride-hailing app, has been launched with support of Comorian Association of ICT and its incubator Comor'Lab; relying on geolocation, it is designed to enhance road safety and has an alert system connected to emergency services
America Guyana The country welcomes its first adult open-heart surgeon, Dr. Pradeep Ramkoomar, who will offer coronary artery bypass surgeries, heart valve replacements, and other open-heart procedures
Asia United Arab Emirates Dubai-based Aster DM Healthcare has announced the launch of Medcare Royal Hospital in Al Qusais, a new 126-bed hospital that will be operational by December 2023
Oceania New Zealand Revolut, UK-based financial app, has launched its services in the country, allowing New Zealand customers to use the app to exchange foreign currencies, make peer-to-peer payments, split bills and support ability to transfer and spend over 200 currencies
Oceania Samoa A United Nations Development Programme project, funded by Japan, is exploring the use of electric transport in Samoa; renewable energy experts visited the country in June
America Honduras The country has started negotiations on a free trade agreement with China that would mark a historic step in their diplomatic and economic relations, with the planned approval of exporting bananas, coffee, and shrimp from Honduras
Asia Azerbaijan OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais said the organisation has invited the country to become a member but Azerbaijan would not consider the possibility, Russia's Interfax news agency reported, quoting the country's energy minister
Europe Serbia President has accused Kosovo of conducting a "silent ethnic cleansing" of Serbs and said his country will request a meeting with the head of NATO and an urgent session of the UN Security Council to ask for their protection
Asia Georgia The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly called on Russia to immediately and unconditionally withdraw its military forces from the Georgian occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali
Asia Indonesia According to the head of the National Counter-Terrorism Agency, the number of terrorist attacks carried out in the country is showing a declining trend, thanks to "prevention and counter-terrorism countermeasures based on violence"
Asia Pakistan The death toll from two weeks of monsoon rains rose to at least 55, after 12 people, including eight children, died in weather-related incidents amid fears of flash floods
Africa Algeria In the host cities of Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Annaba, Tipaza, 22 nations with 3.800 athletes are participating in the 2023 Arab Sports Games, competing in 22 sports
Europe Ireland Companies switching to solar energy will get more benefits thanks to a new government decision that opens the ongoing subsidy programme for photovoltaic installations to a wider range of companies
Europe Ukraine Unesco has condemned the attack by Russian armed forces with missiles on the historic centre of Lviv, considered a 'world heritage site' in western Ukraine, saying that 'historic buildings' were hit