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
Africa Burkina Faso Envirinfos.net was born, a platform dedicated to the environment, accompanying the quarterly magazine Envirinfos, in printed format, launched in 2010 by the Burkinabe Ministry of the Environment
Europe Netherlands The Dutch police union criticised the public prosecutor's office for failing to prosecute the vast majority of climate protesters arrested during the mass protest organised by the environmental group Extinction Rebellion in The Hague
Europe France Senators from different political groups proposed to extend the statute of limitations for sexual offences committed against children, although the chances of passing the bill are low
America Barbados Barbadians are urged to insure their homes and plan for the likelihood of disaster with an above-average hurricane season, which formally runs from June 1 to November 30
Europe Montenegro According to Central Bank data, revenue from the tourism sector in the country for Q1 was €119m; last year it was €45m and in 2014 €47m
Africa Cape Verde The country is a member of the newly formed Chess Committee at the Multisport Games, the newest structure of the International Chess Federation in which the country is represented by the president of the Caboverdian Chess Federation, Francisco Carapinha
Africa Somalia An overhaul of the political system has been initiated with an agreement signed between the government and the federal states that envisages the introduction of direct universal suffrage as of 2024 and the transition to a presidential system
Oceania Samoa Negotiations are underway to make Phase One of the residential street and address naming project available online through platforms such as Google Map to facilitate navigation
America Bolivia A law that declares sexual crimes against minors as imprescriptible has been approved, also paving the way for the establishment of a commission tasked with investigating cases of pedophilia involving religious figures
Oceania Tuvalu Of the 26 square kilometres of land that make up the Pacific island of Tuvalu, 11 hectares are occupied by landfill; Moe Saitala Paulo, of the Department of the Environment, said there were no facilities or capacity to manage it
Africa Rwanda Long Form Podcast hosted Niyonkuru, Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Sports, talking about country's future as a sports tourism hub and the ongoing upgrading of Amahoro National Stadium into a state-of-the-art sports house
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The Prime Minister of the Canton of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the President of the Association of Pensioners of the City of Goražde signed a contract to subsidise firewood for pensioners in the area of BPC Goražde
America Saint Kitts and Nevis Two officials from the Department of Technology are participating in a cybersecurity policy workshop in Taiwan from 24 May to 6 June 2023