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
Oceania Solomon Islands The Chinese Navy's floating hospital docked for the first time in the Solomon Islands at Honiara harbour, bringing free advanced medical services to the local population until today 27 August
Europe Moldova People who contributed to the successful organisation of the immersive exhibition "Bessarabi in Gulag", set up on the Grand National Assembly Square in July, received an honorary diploma from the government and letters of thanks
Europe Netherlands The Dutch women's hockey team extended their European title with a 3-1 victory over Belgium in Mönchengladbach, Germany, to win for the 12th time as European champions and the fourth consecutive victory in the tournament
Asia Singapore Starting in January 2024, school bus operators will be allowed to increase the cap on fares under existing contracts by up to 13%, the Ministry of Education said, in raising fares for the second consecutive year
Africa Ethiopia Over four million Ethiopians are currently internally displaced, according to the UN Migration Agency, largely due to conflict and drought
Asia Kuwait More than 25.000 expatriates were deported from the country between January and 19 August 2023, an average of 108 expatriates per day, most of whom were found guilty of violating residence and labour laws
Africa Gabon Gabonese went to the polls for presidential, parliamentary and local elections yesterday; authorities refused all requests for accreditation from foreign journalists wishing to cover the general election
Asia Turkmenistan Ministry of Textile Industry and Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of the Country, in cooperation with Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Charitable Foundation, will donate goods and food products to children in Primorsky Territory of Russian Federation
Oceania Papua New Guinea Black Swan International, PNG's leading security services company, has been sold by its international owners to TrueNorth Capital of Papua New Guinea, at the conclusion of several months of negotiations
America Belize A US$77 million deal has been closed with the Saudi Fund for Development to finance a 60-megawatt solar project, reducing emissions by 60.000 tons annually, promoting Belize's economic growth and enhancing its efforts to mitigate climate change
America Brazil Homophobic slurs are now punishable by prison, a decision welcomed by rights activists, that puts such hate speech on par with racist hate speech; the country’s Supreme Court has ruled that penalties range from two to five years in prison
Oceania Australia With 11,15 million viewers and 7,13 million average audience, national women soccer team 'Matildas' smashed all TV records: their match against England has become the most watched television show since 2001 when the existing rating system was introduced
Africa South Sudan A medical waste management facility has been built by the WHO at the Juba Teaching Hospital