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 Moldova This year, the Chisinau municipality services will intervene in the fight against ragweed on an area of 68 hectares, with some €50.000 budget including for the purchase of chemicals
Oceania Palau The Belau National Museum distributed its latest report entitled 2021 State of Palau's Birds to all public schools and libraries in Palau, as well as to environmental NGOs, most dive shops and hotels, Ministries and other institutions
America Dominican Republic The trade union participating in the tripartite dialogue to amend the Dominican Republic's current Labour Code has proposed reducing the working hours per week by four hours and increasing annual leave days from 14 to 15
Asia Myanmar As residents of Rakhine and Chin states worked to repair the devastation caused by Cyclone Mocha, concern grows that urgent needs for shelter, food, drinking water and medical assistance will arrive too slowly
Europe Denmark Copenhagen Pride will be the first LGBTI+ parade in the world to use only electric vehicles, with 30 electric trucks; this has meant that a small number of organisations will not be able to participate because they do not have affordable float options
America Dominica Dominican cyclist Ajani Casimir continues to reap rewards on the international stage, taking first place in three races in France
Asia Bahrain Flights with Qatar will start tomorrow 25 May, a further step to normalise relations between the two countries
Africa Guinea-Bissau The National Statistics Institute will soon carry out the general population and housing census, considered by the Institute’s President a very complex and exhaustive statistical operation
Africa eSwatini The World Bank Group's Board of Directors has approved the new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Eswatini, which outlines the Bank's strategy in the country for the fiscal year 2024-2028
Asia China After 15 years of activity, the Beijing LGBT+ Centre, one of the most important institutions against sexual and gender discrimination, closed
Asia North Korea A large-scale memorial event for the late military officer Hyon Chol Hae was held in the country in a ceremony described as "surprising" by analysts, with honours typically reserved exclusively for members of the Kim family
Europe United Kingdom The UK's development finance institution, Investment Partnerships, plans to mobilise $40 billion by the end of 2027 for global infrastructure and economic development