America Canada "Lake Ontario – then, now and always” Prime Minister Carney posted, saying the name comes from the Wendat word Ontari’io, pre-dating the foundation of both Canada and the USA, who proposed Lake America as a new name following Canada's retaliatory tariffs
Asia Bhutan Bhutan achieves the milestone of +27% increase in the tiger population since 2016, indicating the success of conservation efforts and the commitment to the Global Tiger Recovery Program to maintain viable tiger numbers
Asia Yemen Ownership of two stone sculptures dating back to the third millennium BC will be transferred from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to the country, but the objects will remain on loan to the museum
Asia Uzbekistan Chinese Dongfeng Special Car Company intends to set up a $100m electric bus production unit in the Furkat district, with an annual production capacity of 1.000 units
Europe Iceland The rate of daily alcohol consumption among patients admitted to the Vogur Detoxification and Rehabilitation Centre with alcohol-related problems has more than tripled in the past 40 years
America Dominican Republic The green light for export of water coconuts to the US and avocados to Jamaica has been given, in a move that has been hailed as a significant benefit to national agricultural sector
Europe Latvia The amount of litter found on beaches in Latvia is much higher than allowed by EU environmental standards and is increasing year after year
Oceania Fiji Fewer boys (79%) than girls (97%) finish high school, the Permanent Secretary of Education pointed out, sharing the latest data from the Fiji Education Staff Appointment
Europe Moldova Gas supply contract with Russia's Gazprom will be maintained to avoid power price crisis and difficulties in the separatist region of Transnistria
America Argentina President Alberto Fernández stressed the importance of recognizing victims of state terrorism, emphasizing the need to confront those who deny the dictatorship's consequences
Africa Zambia The discovery of ancient wooden logs on the banks of a river, believed to be the oldest wooden structure ever found, has changed the understanding of ancient human life as there is evidence that wood was used almost half a million years ago
Europe Slovakia Freedom and Solidarity called on parties running for election that are below the eligibility threshold to withdraw from the fight, pointing out that a large number of democratic votes, crucial for the formation of a government, would be lost
Oceania Vanuatu Vanua-Tai Network Annual General Meeting is scheduled for September 25-29 on Santo Island; the volunteers organization was established in 1995 for turtle protection and conservation
Africa South Sudan The acting mayor of South Sudan's capital Juba, Emmanuel Khamis Richard, was sacked after a video was released showing him slapping a street vendor, according to local newspaper reports