Asia Philippines An Air Quality Index has been issued amid temporary haze from Indonesian forest fires; The Health Department advised residents to wear masks, limit outdoor activities, and remain indoor if possible
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Nisha Trina Tagor, born in 1932 in Georgetown, has written a book, 'One Child Alone', which highlights a true story of racial prejudice during her early life on Saint Vincent Island
Oceania Solomon Islands The country has over 15.000 job seekers and less than 4.000 new jobs created per year, according to data from the National Provident Fund report
Asia Syria Due to Russia's veto, the UN Security Council failed to extend the cross-border mechanism to deliver humanitarian aid to four million people in north-west Syria
Africa South Africa Caster Semenya, 2-time Olympic 800 metres champion, excluded from some races for refusal to take drugs to reduce her high level of testosterone, caused by genetic dysfunction, has been defined as 'discriminated against' by European Court of Human Rights
Oceania Vanuatu In the past two years (2021-22 and 2022-23 up until 23 June 2023), more than 1000 Vanuatu nationals have sought asylum through the onshore Permanent Protection visa program in Australia
Europe Monaco The Monaco Oceanographic Museum is offering a special programme for July, August and September, reopening after 11 weeks of closure and applying a 20% discount to all visitors
Africa Guinea The trial at the High Court in Conakry that is to shed light on the 28 September 2009 massacre has reopened; the last time, on 21 June, the dock was empty due to a prison police strike, which prevented the defendants from attending
Europe Lithuania Lithuania's electricity and gas transmission system operators, Litgrid and Amber Grid, plan to purchase systems capable of detecting and neutralizing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and install them at 19 energy facilities
America Dominican Republic The country's electricity sector, that met the highest demand in its history last week, with a total of 3.430,42 MW served
Europe Iceland European Medicines Agency has begun investigating complications of diet drugs known as Ozempic and Saxenda, after Icelandic Medicines Agency stated that these appetite-reducing products could be linked to suicidal thoughts
Africa Algeria The Algerian Ministry of Higher Education is preparing to replace French with English as the language of instruction at university, officially from the start of the 2023-2024 school year
Europe Liechtenstein Mario Büchel, head of security and traffic police, retired after almost 41 years in the state police in front of the police building
Africa Togo The funeral of Dedé Rose Gameli Creppy, the last of the 'Nana Benz' and one of the country's most influential (and successful) businesswomen, began yesterday at the royal palace of Lolan in Togo, to end tomorrow 14 July