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
Europe San Marino Poste San Marino has doubled its turnover in 2022, closing the balance sheet with a profit of over €760.000
Asia Syria The tourism sector recorded an estimated 40% year-on-year growth in the first five months of 2023, from 727.000 foreign tourists to 519.000, the Syrian daily al-Watan reported citing the Minister of Tourism
Asia Kyrgyzstan The municipal cleaning company Tazalyk has started producing 550 rubbish bins for streets and parks for Bishkek, upon instruction of the mayor
Asia Lebanon Protesters attacked several bank buildings, set fire to tyres and smashed windows to demand the return of their money
America Grenada The country is moving towards free secondary education for all children of primary school age starting from September, said the Minister of Education
Asia Myanmar Myanmar's state media condemned the UN as 'rotten'. just days after the UN special envoy for the country resigned and the world body placed limits on aid for cyclone survivors
Europe Norway An unusual case occurred in Oslo after emergency teams were called to a flat in Bøler where they found a teenager who had become seriously ill after spilling a poisonous substance he had prepared himself
Asia Nepal With temperatures over 40°C in most cities, cooling appliances are selling at top rates and retailers expect sales to reach record levels, despite the country being in the midst of an economic slowdown
Oceania Papua New Guinea Continuing clashes between members of same Itokon clan living several km away from Wapenamanda town area have forced the Board and Management of PNG Air Limited to indefinitely suspend flights from Port Moresby to Wapenamanda Airport
Asia Uzbekistan Responding to an official invitation from the national authorities, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has opened an election observation mission for the 9 July early presidential elections
Africa Sierra Leone $500.000 in financial support for the presidential and parliamentary elections set for 24 June has been approved by Economic Community of West African States Commission
Oceania Nauru Telstra, a leading telecommunications company, is celebrating Change Maker Week, a global initiative to give back to the community; as part of this, Digicel Nauru, one of Telstra's companies, organised several activities to support the local community
Oceania New Zealand Some defendants in trials can have their names withheld from public view under 'name suppression' rules, which protect not only the victims, but also the accused and the conduct of the trial