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
Europe Bulgaria The number of voluntary abortions is decreasing, while the number of miscarriages is increasing, according to Prof. Krasimira Dikova, director of the National Health Data Directorate at the National Centre for Public Health and Analysis
Europe Sweden The country, whose application for NATO membership is currently blocked, is ready to host temporary NATO bases on its territory even before becoming a full member, said Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson
Africa Ivory Coast The president of the African People's Party of Côte d'Ivoire, former head of state Laurent Gbagbo, has submitted a request to the local Independent Electoral Commission of Angré to ask for his reinstatement in the Ivorian provisional electoral list
Asia Tajikistan The Global Slavery Index 2023, compiled by the Walk Free Foundation, showed Tajikistan ranked 6th among countries with the highest estimated prevalence of modern slavery, with a rate of 14 per 1.000 population
Africa Cape Verde Caboverdian artist Élida Almeida took the stage at Seixal World Music at the Parque Urbano José Afonso, in Miratejo, Portugal
Africa Mali Violence against health workers more than doubled in 2022 compared to 2021, according to report by Swiss NGO Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition
Europe Iceland EU's proposal of increasing the age of the driving test from 17 to 18 to harmonise the rules was rejected by the Minister of Transport, who said that reducing the frequency of accidents among young drivers was already successfully achieved there
Europe Moldova The National Health Insurance Company in the period January-June 2023 collected revenues amounting to over 4 billion and 219 million lei (€220 million) in the mandatory health insurance accounts
Africa Ghana Ghana is ranked 7th among 122 countries contributing to peacekeeping in various missions, according to UN, having so far deployed 2.762 peacekeepers to various parts of the world; out of a total of 6.455 women deployed, Ghana has 429
Asia Turkey The country's central bank will be led for the first time by a female manager, Hafize Gaye Erkan, 41, a US resident, who will be the fifth head in four years
Africa Tanzania Air Tanzania celebrated the delivery of Africa's first 767 Freighter, which arrived at the airline's hub in Dar es Salaam and will provide the operator with dedicated airlift capacity to serve the country's growing cargo market
Europe Portugal Tonight, St. Anthony Day's eve, the matchmaker Saint, 16 couples will be married in Sé Cathedral in Lisbon; a tradition since 1958, now the ritual includes press and TV coverage and live broadcast and is sponsored by the City and local wedding planners
Europe Serbia By winning the final of the 2023 edition of Roland Garros against Norway's Ruud, Novak Djokovic became the most winning tennis player in the history of the sport, reaching the milestone of 23 Slam titles