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 Palestine At least five Palestinians were killed and 25 others injured in an explosion during a demonstration along the fence marking the anniversary of Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in 2005
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo Airways has grounded its fleet just days after President Félix Tshisekedi instructed the government to make urgent funds available for the flag carrier
Europe Italy The arrivals of thousand migrants on Lampedusa, southernmost island off Italy with a population of only 5.000, are continuing; the reception system is collapsing due to its inadequacy to receive large numbers and slow transfers to other destinations
Africa Ghana About $24 million worth of onions are imported by the country from Niger alone; Minister of Food and Agriculture lamented the country's inability to manage its food issues
Africa Ethiopia Ethio Telecom has launched commercial 5G services in the country; serving over 70 million subscribers, it will initially offer 5G through 145 sites located in the capital
Europe North Macedonia Activists will protest today to stop the construction of hydroelectric power plants on Mount Kozuf, which they say will ruin one of the few remaining pristine natural sites in the country
Asia East Timor Helder Lopes began his six-year term as the new governor of the Central Bank of East Timor; he emphasised the need to revive the country's lending and private investment
Africa Djibouti Djibouti's first wind farm, the 60 MW Red Sea Power project, has been inaugurated; it is the country's first significant international investment in the energy sector, estimated at USD 122 million
Africa Equatorial Guinea The President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, has confirmed his participation in the Summit of the Group of 77 and China in Cuba
Africa Eritrea Eight Yemeni fishermen have returned to the town of Hodeidah after months of kidnapping and torture in Eritrean authorities' prisons; General Authority for Red Sea Fisheries condemned the repeated crimes of violation suffered by the fishermen
Europe Greece Survivors of June shipwreck of migrant vessel off Pylos, in which hundreds of people died, have filed a lawsuit against Greek authorities, accusing them of breaching their duty to protect the lives of the people on board the ship
Africa Mauritius Emerging trends in international taxation were the focus of a one-day workshop held at the initiative of the International Fiscal Association IFA, Mauritius Branch, Mauritius Finance and ACCA Mauritius
Europe Switzerland A wolf pack has formed in the Swiss National Park in the Engadine for the first time in over a hundred years