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 Lithuania Commercial banks and other credit institutions operating in Lithuania have paid 56 million euros for the 'temporary solidarity contribution' for the second quarter of 2023, according to preliminary data provided by the Ministry of Finance
Africa Ethiopia An agreement for a $730 million corridor project to improve the key route between Addis Ababa and Djibouti has been signed between the government of Ethiopia and the World Bank
Africa Cape Verde Noncommunicable diseases are responsible for 70% of all deaths in the country, more than one-third of which are due to cardiovascular disease and about 5% to diabetes, says latest statistical report by the Ministry of Health
Europe Slovakia Slovakia's projected battery production capacity will reach 10 GWh by 2030, which is lower than that of its Visegrad counterparts and beats only Croatia's 2 GWh in the Central European region
Africa Liberia 24 Liberian journalists from different media outlets have been named by the Chengdu Radio and Television in China as 'Panda Reporters', thusthem to report and participate in the annual Panda Short Video Competition
America Barbados A retired history professor from the University of the West Indies' Cave Hill campus has donated $100.000 to his former department, so far the largest donation to the department since its founding over 50 years ago
Europe San Marino Work has started on the construction of the Park for the Victims of the Covid-19 Pandemic, built next to the Casale La Fiorina, a shelter for the elderly, one of the symbolic places of the pandemic health emergency
Europe Serbia Serbian archaeologists are examining the remains of what they say is a 13-meter-long river ship at the site of the Roman camp known as Viminacium, capital of the ancient province of Upper Moesia
Europe Sweden It may soon be compulsory to report illegal stays of immigrants, according to a proposal prepared by the Swedish coalition and its far-right ally, which also plans to strengthen internal immigration controls with random checks and DNA tests
Asia Syria In a significant display of public dissatisfaction that has grown over the past week, thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across Syria, demanding the immediate resignation of President Bashar al-Assad
Africa Ivory Coast The National Park of the Ehotiles Islands, in the southeastern department of Adiaké, is on the verge of being listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Asia Philippines A total of 2.168 cases of leptospirosis were recorded from 1 January to 22 July this year, a 52% increase from the 1.423 cases recorded during the same period in 2022, with 233 deaths
Asia Oman A two-day international forum on frankincense and medicinal plants will be held September 3 and 4 at Dhofar University to revive frankincense cultivation and to support advanced ways of research and development on medicinal plants