Africa Tanzania A comprehensive voluntary repatriation program has been finalized to bring back Tanzanian citizens living in South Africa, following growing impatience towards African immigrants; in co-operation with local authorities, returnees will undergo verification
Asia Vietnam The National Assembly will consider effective measures to prevent social insurance lump sum withdrawals, which have increased in recent years
Africa Togo The Kamadama power project, under development in northern Togo, is almost complete, as announced by the Minister of Mines and Energy after visiting the site
Africa Sierra Leone Presidential elections are being held today, the fifth since the end of the civil war two decades ago; 13 people are candidates but experts say it will most likely be a race between incumbent President Maada Bio and Apc's Samura Kamara
Europe Monaco With the annual Monaco Energy Boat Challenge taking place in a few weeks, the superyacht industry is doing its best to evolve and reduce emissions
Europe Hungary According to the latest study by the European Union Office for Intellectual Property, Hungarians are the most aware of what intellectual property is and only 9% of Hungarian consumers hesitate to recognise counterfeit products
Asia Malaysia Three bills to decriminalise suicide attempts have been passed by the Upper House of Parliament, thus empowering crisis intervention officers to rescue victims who attempt suicide
Africa Chad International Dromedary Day was celebrated with great fanfare in Chad, which ranks first in terms of animal husbandry with over 7 million head, according to FAO figures
America Trinidad and Tobago There are more than 7000 students with special needs or some kind of disability and most of them attend primary schools, the Education Minister revealed
Africa South Africa In coastal town of Gqeberha, a rehabilitation centre works to save penguins from extinction; 30 years ago they were around one hundred thousand, whereas today the number of the species living between South Africa and Namibia has dropped to twenty thousand
Asia United Arab Emirates Scientists from the Abu Dhabi Environment Agency's Coral Restoration Programme give the corals ideal conditions to recover, clear waters with strong currents and the right amount of sunlight, before being returned to the reef once healthy
Europe Albania Unemployment is on the rise, especially among young people, while thousands of jobs in the tourism and services sector remain unfilled, putting at risk what is shaping up to be a record year for tourism
Asia Taiwan In recent weeks, the country has been rocked by a wave of sexual allegations aimed at 5 prominent celebrities and politicians, with Taiwanese MeToo movement allegedly triggered by Netflix show Wave Makers
Europe Montenegro Montenegrin citizens' support for the country's accession to the EU reached a record high of 79,3%, according to a survey conducted in May by the De Facto agency for the needs of the EU delegation in Montenegro