Asia Laos About $12 million in digital taxes from global technology companies have been collected under new law: foreign providers of online services must register with Lao tax authorities regardless of whether they have a physical presence in the country
Asia Saudi Arabia According to a local doctor, more and more Saudi men are undergoing cosmetic procedures, driven by changing social norms and attitudes towards personal care
Europe Albania The competition for the design of Butrint National Park visitor centre has been won by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma’s KKAA studio; the project presents a roof of layered stone slate and a wooden structure that blends into the landscape of the UNESCO site
Asia Bahrain Fintech Forward, the largest fintech summit, will take place 10-12 October under the patronage of the Central Bank of Bahrain, in strategic partnership with the Bahrain Economic Development Board and powered by the Bahrain FinTech Bay
Asia Jordan 60 rainwater-harvesting pits and dams are expected to be built in 2023 as part of Ministry of Agriculture’s water-harvesting projects: 63 pits were implemented in 2022 and the construction of wells will be further extended to match the 5000 built in 2022
Africa Sierra Leone The Sierra Leone Electoral Commission has started voter awareness on proportional representation after the voting system changed a few months ago
America Guyana One of the country’s smallest Amerindian villages has begun fighting for indigenous land rights in a landmark court battle against a gold mine
Africa Burundi Burundian-born former policeman and candidate of the conservative New Democracy party Spiros Richard Hagabimana seeks to become Greece's first black MP
Europe Slovakia One of Slovakia's leading tourist destinations, the Slovak Paradise, reopened this month after spring maintenance work
Europe Andorra General councillors' allowances for this legislature will need justification, in a new decision approved by the presidential council, which has decided that from now on, to collect a working lunch, it will be essential to present a ticket
Africa eSwatini Climate change could wipe out the Marula and Knobthorn, two Eswatini tree species that are fundamental to the functioning of lowland savannas, from their current ranges - according to new study
Africa Togo Togolese authorities are working on a plan to provide the capital Lomé with an urban transport system that integrates demographic changes
Europe Austria 3.292 people obtained citizenship in Austria in the first quarter of this year, a 32,3% drop in naturalisations compared to the same period last year
Europe Denmark The 1,1 million euro campaign to inform the public of the need for an updated device to receive the alarm that authorities can use to warn the population has failed, according to experts