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
Asia Singapore With more people opting to communicate online instead of through letters, the government will consider allowing Singapore Post to “introduce postage rate adjustments” in the future to remain viable
America Mexico The country is in discussions with the US about a potential refugee program for non-Mexican asylum seekers within its borders; the program would focus on Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan refugees and aims to create legal pathways for migration
America Grenada A bill to ban the sale of Crown land on the world-famous Grand Anse beach will soon be passed in Parliament, according to an announcement by PM Mitchell
Oceania Vanuatu The hospitals of Lenakel on Tanna, Norsup, Lolowai, Quatvaes and the Northern Provincial Hospital on Santo now have new incinerators to safely dispose their medical waste
America Barbados Consumers started to pay less for all petroleum products since midnight, Sunday, 2 July; the retail price of gasoline is Bds$4,07 per litre (1,85), while diesel is down by 12 cents to Bds$3,30 per litre (€1,50)
Africa Seychelles Fisheries Information Management System, developed under the Third South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Governance and Shared Growth Project (SWIOFish), has been officially launched
America Argentina The country, as the current pro tempore president of Mercosur, has called for an "update" of the 2019 trade agreement with the European Union to "bridge the gaps" between the two blocs
Asia Qatar Panda House Park saw an astonishing total of 5.000 visitors during the Eid Al Adha holiday, with an average of about 1.500 people per day, according to the Ministry of the Municipality; in all, 120.000 visits have been recorded since opening
Asia Jordan Madaba has welcomed approximately 400.000 visitors during the January-June period of this year, marking a 131% increase compared to the same period in 2022; the Mukawir site witnessed a 600% increase due to improved services and promotion campaign
Europe Andorra Works in Prat del Creu were considered finished by municipality, which will reopen traffic in both directions once the pavement is asphalted; Major Consul of Andorra la Vella, David Astrié, admitted that works were very long and caused traffic problems
Africa Senegal President Macky Sall surprised many by deciding not to seek a third term in the upcoming elections in February 2024, a decision welcomed as a great relief by many in Dakar, where tensions had been running high
Oceania Papua New Guinea Transparency International PNG held its Annual General Meeting to present the report for the year 2022 to its members and to appoint the next generation of executives
Europe North Macedonia The Konrad Adenauer Foundation conducted a survey among citizens according to which 65,7% of residents are in favour of NATO membership, while 62,8% support the country's accession to the EU