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 Jamaica On Saturday, June 17, the eve of Father's Day, more than 40 men will be honoured at the Bureau of Gender Affairs' Outstanding Father Awards ceremony
Oceania Nauru Telstra, a leading telecommunications company, is celebrating Change Maker Week, a global initiative to give back to the community; as part of this, Digicel Nauru, one of Telstra's companies, organised several activities to support the local community
Asia Syria The tourism sector recorded an estimated 40% year-on-year growth in the first five months of 2023, from 727.000 foreign tourists to 519.000, the Syrian daily al-Watan reported citing the Minister of Tourism
Asia Lebanon Protesters attacked several bank buildings, set fire to tyres and smashed windows to demand the return of their money
Asia Kyrgyzstan The municipal cleaning company Tazalyk has started producing 550 rubbish bins for streets and parks for Bishkek, upon instruction of the mayor
Europe Lithuania Lithuania's National Crisis Management Centre has decided not to declare a nationwide extreme drought situation, although it has been declared in 10 of the country's 60 municipalities
Oceania Papua New Guinea Continuing clashes between members of same Itokon clan living several km away from Wapenamanda town area have forced the Board and Management of PNG Air Limited to indefinitely suspend flights from Port Moresby to Wapenamanda Airport
Asia Iraq The $236 million Al Qibla integrated project in Basra, involving the installation of a primary sanitary sewer system, storm sewer system, main sewer system with associated pumping station and road works has been successfully completed by Indian contractor
Europe Norway An unusual case occurred in Oslo after emergency teams were called to a flat in Bøler where they found a teenager who had become seriously ill after spilling a poisonous substance he had prepared himself
Europe Russia "President Putin was, is and remains open to any contact to discuss possible options to solve the Ukrainian problem," said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum
Africa Sierra Leone $500.000 in financial support for the presidential and parliamentary elections set for 24 June has been approved by Economic Community of West African States Commission
Europe San Marino Poste San Marino has doubled its turnover in 2022, closing the balance sheet with a profit of over €760.000
Asia Nepal With temperatures over 40°C in most cities, cooling appliances are selling at top rates and retailers expect sales to reach record levels, despite the country being in the midst of an economic slowdown