Africa Cameroon Historically dependent on its crude oil exports, Cameroon forecasts a major shift with mining becoming the main of its national resources; government expects mining revenues to soon surpass those from oil, with ambitious projections reaching $1,75 billion
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The PAS project - Sustainable Agri-Food Policies - organised a Seminar on the Evaluation of Micro-initiatives and presented the results of the 13 micro-initiatives supported within the project
Asia Uzbekistan The Central Bank of Uzbekistan proposed to amend the statute on capital adequacy requirements for commercial banks, suggesting a temporary zero rate for renewable energy financing risks
Europe San Marino The Tuscan indie-rock quartet Piqued Jacks, with 'Like an animal', won the second edition of Una voce per San Marino and will go to Liverpool for Eurovision
Asia Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah inaugurated the Brunei Fertiliser Industries plant, stating that the new facility will help strengthen the sultanate's export diversity
Africa Uganda Dairy Development Authority officials have assured farmers and all dairy industry partners that Uganda will soon enter Algeria with the country's milk powder as the nation seeks to expand its market
America Uruguay Due to the severity of its drought, the country has legally prohibited the use of potable water for non-priority purposes, such as garden irrigation, washing sidewalks, filling pools and more
Europe Serbia Air Serbia and Air China have renewed their cooperation that began in 2015, with the aim of facilitating travel between the two countries
Asia Cambodia To enhance the living conditions and welfare of disabled people in Cambodia, providing subsidies and housing through the National Social Security Fund, is one of the focus efforts of the gevernment
Asia Bhutan The country aims to eliminate malaria by 2025, postponing once again the deadline after missing two targets in 2018 and 2020
America Belize An educational tour on the implementation of Child Labour Policies has been initiated by the Ministry of Labour, with the goal of prohibiting the employment of children in certain occupations and eradicating the worst forms of child labour by 2025
America Panama For the first time ever, the country has classified to enter the Women’s FIFA World Cup
Asia Afghanistan Afghanistan defeated Maldives in the third match and clinched a place in the semifinals of the Four-Nation Volleyball Cup
Asia India Member of Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee, Jayanth R Varma, expressed concern about India's pace of economic growth, describing it as 'very fragile', possibly lower than it needs to meet the aspirations of its growing workforce