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
Asia Oman The number of visitors to the Khareef Dhofar season from 21 June to 31 July 2023 was 396.108, an increase of 12,8% compared to the corresponding period in 2022
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Authorities have been targeting leaders of opposition political parties, restricting their fundamental freedoms and arresting party officials since May, Human Rights Watch denounces; the campaign for presidential elections will begin in November
Europe Norway In Oslo - long been considered a safe city - youth crime is rising and becoming more violent, increasing by 18% since the end of the pandemic according to police reports
Africa Togo The government has initiated cooperation with the private sector to establish a body against fraudulent imports, to better counter unfair competition and to ensure fair market competition
Africa Niger The situation of the thousands of irregular migrants in Assamaka, north-west Niger, is increasingly complex, given the lack of cooperation with international bodies since the coup
Oceania Palau Alii Palau Airlines has denied rumours that it lacks Singapore's Foreign Operator Operations Permit to operate commercial air services, despite announcing that it will start a weekly round-trip service between Singapore and Palau in September
Europe Monaco Five Monegasque were among the 2.500 young athletes between the ages of 14 and 18 who took part this summer in the 17th European Youth Olympic Festival in Maribor, Slovenia
Europe Czech Republic According to the latest Deloitte Property Index, the Czech Republic is the second cheapest country in Europe to own a home, with an average of 13 gross annual salaries needed to buy a 70 square metre property; last year it was ranked the worst
Africa Senegal Planting five million trees in the next three years in Casamance is the ambitious project launched by several environmental actors, with the goal of halting coastal erosion and the advance of salt tongue that threaten the southern coastline
Europe Iceland The operator of Reykjavík National Airport, Isavia, has requested the immediate removal of 2.900 trees in the Öskjuhlíð Forest, which is on the Natural Heritage Register, to improve flight safety
Asia Kyrgyzstan Reconstruction of Sharipa Isabekova Park in Chaek village, Jumgal district is planned, with the master plan completed and development of the project and cost estimates underway
Europe Hungary 42 new school buses run by the Rákóczi Association are coming to help children from Romanian region of Transylvania attend Hungarian schools in cooperation with the Cluj School Foundation
Europe Liechtenstein The ground-breaking ceremony took place for the 130-room business hotel in the Eschner industrial 'business park', which should be able to receive its first guests in two years' time