Asia Taiwan Rising memory chip prices have pushed Taiwanese industry players’ 6-months revenue beyond 2025 full-year totals; Analysts said prices are expected to continue rising in Q3 as supply remains tight, forecasting further growth for memory-related companies
Asia Tajikistan Environmental experts in Tajikistan are calling on authorities to ban cigarette filters in the country, saying this would combat pollution and discourage smoking
Africa Niger Crenellated walls, watchtowers, secret passages and wells can be found at Djado, a fortified complex of salt and clay perched on rock and sand in the Niger desert, a fortified oasis that risks deteriorating over time
Africa Central African Republic The country has asked the UN Security Council to lift the arms embargo, already relaxed in 2020, which would hinder "any reactivity" according to Bangui, that added that armed groups are increasingly able to arm themselves thanks to the black market
America Chile The Ministry of Health has warned of high viral circulation, including respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), establishing as obligatory mask usage on public transport to prevent transmission of respiratory diseases
Oceania Solomon Islands The 2023 Solomon Islands Pacific Games netball tournament will contribute to the world netball rankings; technical delegate for netball from the world body Nicola Jones visited Honiara to assess the Games facilities
Asia Mongolia As part of the national 'One Billion Trees' campaign promoted by the President, the Khovd aimag has planted 300 thousand trees in the past two years
Africa Zambia EU budget support to Zambia will be resumed with the launch of three programmes worth €110 million under the EU Global Gateway
Africa Cameroon Cameroonian mathematician Abdon Atangana, 37, was awarded the prestigious UNESCO-AI Fozan International Prize for the Promotion of Young Scientists in the Fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Europe Serbia The country has reiterated its threat to intervene militarily in its former province of Kosovo if NATO-led peacekeepers fail to protect the Serbian minority from what Belgrade has called the terrorist threat of ethnic Albanian Kosovar authorities
Oceania Tuvalu In an effort to accelerate its field work in member countries, the Pacific Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency recently completed a three-day mission to Tuvalu
Asia Singapore Grab Holdings, the leading Singapore-based ride-hailing and food delivery app, is cutting 1.000 jobs, or 11% of its workforce
Asia Maldives Fahi Dhirirulhun Corporation said the company's two housing projects in Hulhumale', contracted to two separate Indian companies, will be completed in 2025 and made habitable
Europe Iceland The Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries has decided to temporarily suspend whaling until 31 August after a report found that fishing methods do not comply with the Animal Welfare Act