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
Africa Nigeria President Bola Tinubu was elected president of the Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS at the end of the 63rd Ordinary Session of Ecowas Heads of State and Government, held in Bissau
Africa Djibouti The President of the Republic, Ismail Omar Guelleh, paid tribute to the memory of the late Aden Farah Samatar, a leading figure on the national art scene and a well-known and much-loved figure in Djibouti
Africa Equatorial Guinea Participating for the first time in the Global Eco Forum 2023 in Guiyang, China, EG was the second state on the African continent, after Zimbabwe, to join the more than 400 delegations gathered to discuss how to modernise the coexistence of man and nature
Europe Luxembourg Students and teachers at a high school in Mersch will have to leave their mobile phones at home: use is banned during lessons after a school study showed the negative impact on education
Europe Lithuania Leaders and delegations of NATO countries gathered in Vilnius for the Alliance summit to be held today and tomorrow at Litexpo
Africa Benin The African Development Bank granted the country a total loan of €164,25 million to improve urban service provision and build climate-resilient infrastructure to cope with flooding caused by climate change
Africa Morocco Total cement exports fell by 14,4% year-on-year in June; construction companies recorded a 30,6% year-on-year decline
Africa Botswana Diamond mining giant De Beers has signed a 10-year sales agreement and a new 25-year lease agreement with Botswana to supply natural rough for the next 30 years
America Peru The country has become the world's leading exporter of grapes during the first quarter of 2023, with 71,4 million boxes exported and a 10% increase compared to the previous season
Asia Lebanon Lebanese army broke up a human smuggling network in northern city of Bebnine, arresting all seven of its members, seizing military weapons and a quantity of ammunition in network's possession that worked to smuggle illegal immigrants by sea
Africa Comoros New building with 66 rooms, including offices, men's and women's dormitories, a conference room and a crisis room, and 10 new ambulances were provided to Dgsc (Direction Générale de la Sécurité Civile) financed by UNDP through Global Environment Facility
America Dominican Republic Tourism Minister David Collado has called on the opposition not to politicise tourism, stressing that the sector currently accounts for 60% of the country's economic growth, with a target of attracting almost 10 million tourists by the end of the year
Asia Bhutan Nine new plant species from different climatic zones that join Bhutan's flora have been found by researchers from the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Forest Research and Training and the Department of Forests and Park Services