Asia Thailand Rubella has been eliminated in Thailand as a public health threat, achieving the WHO criteria for interruption of endemic transmission; imported cases is now the key concern, especially for infections during pregnancy
Europe Norway A drone flying over Oslo Constitution Day parade in front of Royal Palace was stopped and confiscated by police, who also intend to press charges against the American tourist who was piloting it
Europe Greece The vote count so far shows that incumbent Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, conservative New Democracy, has a double-digit lead over his main challenger, the left-wing Syriza party of Alexis Tsipras
Asia Afghanistan In western Farah province construction has begun on the Bakhsh Abad Dam; expected to be completed in five phases, the major project will be able to irrigate more than 100.000 hectares of land, as well as generate electricity for the population
Europe Spain National Police and Department of National Security are investigating online campaigns that undermine credibility of upcoming Spanish regional elections, afraid they may intensify before Spain's presidency of EU Council and general elections in November
Asia Uzbekistan According to a new study by the Asian Development Bank, the adoption of artificial intelligence and other disruptive technologies could create more than 430.000 net new jobs in just two key sectors in Uzbekistan by 2025
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Sexual violence has become a serious problem in the country, with an increasing number of victims; for example, Médecins Sans Frontières reported having treated 'more than 670 victims of sexual violence' in the east only in the period from 17-30 of April
Africa Nigeria Cleaning up decades of oil pollution and restoring environmental health in just one of Nigeria's crude oil-producing states, Bayelsa State, will cost at least $12 billion
Europe Switzerland The Federal Department of Finance has set up a group of experts to study the role of banks and 'too-big-to-fail' regulations in the Confederation
Africa Egypt The country intends to remove limits on foreign property ownership in a bid to attract more hard currency to the country; the premier said investment will lead to reduced inflation and eased pressure on commodity prices
America Grenada Grenada Co-operative Bank Limited has taken over the operations of FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited in Grenada following approval from the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank of St Kitts
Africa Ethiopia Over 7 billion saplings are ready to be planted in the coming rainy season, as part of the Green Legacy Programme that has resulted in the planting of 25 billion saplings over the past four years
Europe Iceland The Tindastóll team celebrated a historic victory by winning its first men's basketball championship
Europe Finland According to a poll commissioned by Helsingin Sanomat, the country's two largest parties that won the April elections, the liberal-conservative National Coalition Party and the nationalist and populist Party of Finns, are gaining support