Asia Israel The Knesset has passed a media overhaul law giving government greater regulatory control; PM Netanyahu attended the debate, skipping the vote; the news has been released by a number of online media in the late hours of 16 July
Oceania Fiji Fiji Public Service Commission has announced the appointment of 11 permanent secretaries, agreed with Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, in areas such as Agriculture and Waterways, Education, Public Enterprises, Employment, Foreign Affairs and Immigration
Asia Vietnam Streetlights are being switched off and generating companies are shifting operations to off-peak hours to keep national electricity system running, as record temperatures in some areas have caused a surge in demand
America Dominica Dominica's Next Supermodel 2023, Dainisha Eusebe of Grandbay, will receive $10.000 today during the official award ceremony
Europe Luxembourg A record number of calls for the emergency services is recorded in 2022, with Luxembourg's CGDIS responding to almost 72.000 incidents last year, a 7% increase on 2021
Oceania Papua New Guinea Nadzab could be turned into a city after the completion of the new terminal in a new project by the government, which has promised to work closely with landowners to make it an industrial hub for the country
Asia Turkey The province with the highest average period of education for residents over 25 was Ankara, with 10,6 years, states the Education Report for 2022 of the National Institute of Statistics
Africa Cape Verde Veterinary doctors and zootechnical engineers from São Vicente and Santo Antao will finish today, in Mindelo, a training session on artificial insemination of goats, an initiative of the Association Friends of Nature
Africa Mauritania By providing meals to students living in rural areas, authorities and World Food Programme aim to combat school drop-out; net enrolment rate for the primary cycle age group of 6-11 years is less than 80%
Africa Zimbabwe In economist Steve Hanke's annual poverty index, with reference to very specific indicators, i.e. unemployment and inflation rates, the debt rate and GDP growth, Zimbabwe tops the list as the 'most miserable' country in the world
Europe Czech Republic 246 CV90 combat vehicles will be purchased from Sweden's BAE Systems Hägglunds of Örnsköldsvik in a SEK 22 billion (€2 billion) deal; for the country, this is the largest military purchase in its modern history
Asia North Korea The country's first military reconnaissance satellite will be launched in June to monitor live US military activities, state media KCNA reported
Africa Tunisia Tunisian Association for the Fight against Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Aids has published the sexual health education guide 'Let's talk about it' as part of its programme aimed at enabling young people to develop sexual education knowledge
Africa Tanzania WHO, UNICEF and the Ministry of Health are working to provide key community groups living in regions affected by the recent cholera epidemic with the hygiene and awareness-raising skills needed to prevent and respond to it