Europe Malta The heating debate on overtourism must not become an argument against tourists or the tourism industry, Prime Minister Abela warned, or the sector would risk "a mortal blow"
Oceania Tonga A family recovery assistance project of the Tonga Red Cross Society will provide cash assistance for the construction of new houses to some people affected by the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcanic eruption and tsunami in 2022
Asia Armenia Three IT companies have joined the list of Armenia's 100 largest contributors; leading this list is Synopsys Armenia, whose position improved by 12 points compared to 2019
Oceania Solomon Islands This year marks 20th anniversary of the inception of the Solomon Islands Regional Assistance Mission and the Government, in collaboration with Australia, commemorated the anniversary with a religious service at St Barnabas Cathedral in Honiara
Oceania Fiji A tractor equipped with a 3-disc plough was handed over to the Narewa Farmers' Cooperative by the The Minister of Agriculture and Waterways
America Chile The Senate has declared President Gabriel Boric's Commission against Disinformation - specifically for the press and online - unconstitutional, stating it should be discussed by the National Congress instead of being established by a ministerial decree
Asia Laos With 10.000 cases and six deaths already reported this year, the Lao Ministry of Health is actively tackling the dengue fever epidemic in the country with a mission to eradicate mosquito breeding grounds and raise awareness among the local population
Oceania New Zealand Kahuria has announced the highly anticipated schedule of fashion shows and program of events that will take place at the Viaduct Events Centre from Tuesday, August 29 to Saturday, September 2, 2023
Europe Hungary The government's goal is to double Hungary's GDP from HUF 80.000 to 160 million by 2030, PM Orbán said; Hungary's development level stood at 78% of the EU average in 2022, up from 66% in 2010, and the government aims to raise this ratio to 85-90% by 2030
Asia Kyrgyzstan The National Investment Agency and the Kyrgyz-American Association for the Development of Logistics Services have signed a memorandum of cooperation that envisages the creation of 5.000 jobs in the country
Asia Israel The Israeli government will protect archaeological sites in the West Bank, where there are over 3.000 ancient sites, about 80% of which are in Area C, a region under Israeli military and civilian control
Asia Singapore The Housing and Development Board (HDB) said some flat buyers who applied for a new eligibility letter fell victim to system problems that lengthened the processing time
Europe Iceland A second house has been unearthed at the archaeological site of Stöng, one of the best-known farms of the colonisation era, which houses a heritage museum featuring a reconstruction of a farmhouse and church from the settlement period
Africa Ethiopia The last of the 17 historic venues known as Azmari Bets, the Ethiopian cabaret club Fendika, has been saved from demolition; Azmari, itinerant poet-musicians from rural Ethiopia, improvise to the sound of the masinqo, a single-string violin