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
Europe Albania Archival reports written by academics who were allowed to travel abroad and official documents on students' non-conformist tendencies show that some citizens were critical of the country's authoritarian communist-era regime
Asia Laos The US Embassy in Laos unveiled six murals by talented Lao artists, works created as part of the Ambassadors' Fund for Cultural Preservation
Europe Liechtenstein Marcel Kaufmann has become the new managing director of Special Olympics Liechtenstein
Asia Maldives A blood donation camp has started at Sun Siyam Irufushi as part of the donation campaign launched by Sun Siyam Resorts to celebrate its 33rd anniversary
Africa Burundi Ornella Havyarimana, a 28-year-old Burundian boxer, was the first athlete to represent the country in boxing at the Olympics; now she hopes to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics and lead a battle for the inclusion of women in boxing
Africa Malawi The Russian government would be willing to help the country invest in nuclear power to provide a reliable source of energy with USD 20 million
Africa Sudan Gum arabic, once the thriving first export industry, is suffering from the conflict, leaving producers and the local market in dire straits: companies such as Coca Cola and Pepsi could be without supplies in six months
Africa Sierra Leone The violent storm that hit Freetown felled the Cotton tree, the huge century-old tree that has always been a landmark at the centre of the country's capital
Africa Eritrea Thirty years ago, on 24 May, Eritrea became an independent nation, at the end of a long and bloody war of liberation against Ethiopia, won against all odds and sealed by a referendum
Africa Madagascar Changing the law governing the elections is no longer possible, said Prime Minister Christian Ntsay, as making changes a few months before the first round of the presidential elections could have a major impact and change the entire framework
America Jamaica Prime Minister Holness' decision to reject his 214% pay raise and maintain his annual salary of $9 million (USD 58.000) is reportedly binding on all former and future heads of government
Europe Liechtenstein The public sector generated a budget surplus of just under CHF 177 million in 2021; revenue and expenditure decreased compared to the previous year, and public expenditure amounted to 22,7% of GDP
Asia Kyrgyzstan The Last Bell Ceremony in Kyrgyzstan's schools will be held on 25 May at 9am, as reported by the Ministry of Education and Science; heads of schools are forbidden to collect money and other remuneration for holding the ceremony