Asia Bahrain 394.000 visitors have been registered in state-run heritage sites in January-August 2026, with the Bahrain Fort accounting for 246.409, nearly two thirds of the total, and foreign visitors prevailed with the presence of 187.567 people
Europe Germany Wind energy expansion has slowed due to delays in obtaining transport permits for heavy wind turbines, with more than 15.000 applications pending, putting at risk the goal of 80% of energy from renewable sources by the end of the year
Asia North Korea Multiple North Korean diplomatic missions will host receptions this month to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the country's founding, in what experts call a move to revive global engagement
Europe Andorra The new national energy and emissions labeling system for vehicles will be launched today; the badge will be delivered along with the license plates of newly registered vehicles
Africa Senegal Amadou Ba, Prime Minister, will be the candidate representing President Macky Sall party in the upcoming presidential election in February 2024
Asia India The launch of a global biofuels alliance was announced at a G20 summit in New Delhi, with founding members the United States and Brazil, with a goal of promoting the use of cleaner fuels by accelerating global efforts to achieve net-zero emissions targets
Asia Nepal The Kathmandu Health Bureau has launched a vaccination campaign against Covid-19 in the district starting today 11 September to 16 upon the risk of a possible wave of new variants
Asia Lebanon The UN on Friday called on Palestinian groups in the Ain Al-Hilweh refugee camp in southern Lebanon to cease fire and leave the United Nations Relief and Works Agency schools immediately
Africa Algeria Although diplomatic relations with Morocco were severed in 2021, Algeria pledged to open its airspace for humanitarian aid and medical flights to and from Morocco, state news agency APS reported
Europe Spain Cooperator Emma Igual, 32, died after a Russian attack hit the convoy she was traveling on in Ukraine; she is the first Spanish casualty in the ongoing war
Africa Sierra Leone Turkey's Karpowership - a barge-mounted, fully integrated floating power plant - has cut power supply to capital Freetown because of an outstanding debt of about $40 million, the West African country's energy minister told Reuters
America Nicaragua Journalists from Nicaragua Actual, exiled for practicing independent journalism in their country, are meeting with Voice of America in San Jose, Costa Rica, showcasing their resilience in the face of media repression
Africa Botswana The country has about 131.900 elephants, according to a recent survey, more than Angola, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe together
America Peru President Dina Boluarte swore in six new ministers following the resignation of the former Education Minister, Magnet Márquez, who opposed a congressional law reinstating dismissed teachers