Asia Laos New rules for intellectual property protection wereintroduced, allowing businesses to protect industrial designs internationally through a single application under the Hague System; It simplifies registration and administrative procedures, reducing costs
Europe Hungary At the world final of the prestigious Bocuse d'Or cooking competition in Lyon, Bence Dalnoki and Patrik Nyikos, under the leadership of Tamás Széll, achieved Hungary's best ever result in the competition, taking third place
Africa Guinea Despite the government's threats, despite the decisions and repeated warnings of Minister Guillaume Hawing, textbooks are being sold cheaply in the markets of Conakry, with trafficking and illegal book sales continuing
Africa Mauritius At Caudan Arts Centre in Port Louis, an official ceremony was held to present certificates to the 26 participants from the WHO Health Office and the Ministry of Health and Welfare who successfully completed the Behavioural Insights (BI) training programme
Africa Kenya Kenya is the third most HIV-infected country in the world as recent statistics show: 1,6 million people are infected, more than half unaware of it, in a population of 54 milllion
America Belize A large supply of PVC pipes and fittings, which will be used to expand water supplies within the East and West Areas of the country to provide residents with access to water, has been handed by the government to the Ministry of Rural Transformation
Asia Bahrain Small and medium enterprises in the country registered +348% in cyber attacks, according to latest Kaspersky research focusing for now on the period between January-April 2022
Oceania Micronesia The Federated States of Micronesia will receive increased economic assistance from the United States under the Compact of Free Association in exchange for the Pacific nation's expanded role in regional security
Europe Ireland The state is failing to comply with its legal obligation to conduct vulnerability assessments for asylum seekers arriving in Ireland, new figures show
Africa Libya A 'historic' agreement signed in Tripoli between Italian Eni and Noc, with a projected investment of €8 billion, will increase gas production to guarantee export volumes to Europe
Africa Djibouti Ascott Limited, a leading international owner-operator in the accommodation sector, has partnered with Salaam Properties, a premier real estate group, to launch its first property in Djibouti
Asia China The People's Bank of China said it will extend three carbon reduction lending products - also in the textile industry - as part of its efforts to support green development
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian actor Aleksandar Sasa Petrović has died at the age of 61, winner of several awards such as the 'Heart of Sarajevo' for best actor at the Sarajevo Film Festival in 2007
America Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega has announced that tourists will not be allowed into the country with audiovisual equipment such as photographic and video cameras, night vision binoculars, and camera accessories