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
Europe Finland End the Silence!, a protest against racism and fascism, drew more than 10.000 people to downtown Helsinki on Sunday, organized to urge lawmakers to move from words to political action in the fight against racism
Africa Comoros First edition of the Festival of Science and the Arts, which will bring together international experts in mid-September, will examine how island seas, particularly those of the Comoros archipelago, can be a vector for sustainable development
Asia Kazakhstan Construction of a new desalination plant in Mangystau Region has begun, aimed at meeting the growing demand for drinking water in the area
Asia Kuwait Kuwait's debate team took first place for the first time in the International Arabic-language school debate championship, 6th edition, Doha, Qatar 2023, winning debate on the issue of dividing students into classes based on academic ability
Europe France Vegetarian products that use "meat language" could soon be banned under a new set of rules on the names of plant-based meat substitutes, becoming the first EU country to do so
Asia Iraq The Iraqi Oil Ministry has received approval from the Ministerial Council of Energy for a final agreement with ExxonMobil
Africa Ghana Ghana has become the first African country to produce a cholera vaccine, by DEK Vaccines Limited, a consortium of Ghanaian pharmaceutical companies led by the private sector, giving the country a chance as a future vaccine producer on the continent
Asia China The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, the highest court in China's Special Administrative Region, has asked the Hong Kong government to pass a law making it possible for same-sex civil unions to be recognised
Europe Spain Casa Batlló, Antoni Gaudí's most famous work, a UNESCO World Heritage Site attracting over a million visitors a year, qualifies as the Best International Exhibition of the Year 2022 at the Museums+Heritage Awards
Asia Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze, chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party, says the primary goal of initiating impeachment proceedings is to have the Constitutional Court confirm a blatant violation of the Constitution by the President
Asia Thailand Chiang Mai University has launched "Builds," an entrepreneurial platform co-designed by the Stock Exchange of Thailand to help its students turn their research topics into profitable businesses
Europe Norway Electricity was said to be free in Norway's two largest cities on Monday, as power is produced almost exclusively from hydroelectric sources and a summer storm filled the dams
Asia Laos Vang Vieng district authorities have made improvements to several facilities and services ahead of the Visit Laos Year 2024