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
Asia Tajikistan The Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan concluded an agreement with the Chinese Nanjing Communication Engineering Co. Ltd and the Closed Joint-Stock Company Zavodi Asfaltu Beton of Tajikistan for the construction of roads in Khatlon Province
America Barbados The American Historical Association has voted to select Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, Barbadian Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, as its Honorary Foreign Scholar for 2023
Europe Russia Russian workers have begun the complete demolition of the Azovie neighbourhood of the occupied city of Mariupol, including houses not damaged by the war, in order to build 'elite' housing
Europe Montenegro State Prosecutor's Office said it has failed to create a database of Montenegrin citizens who were part of paramilitary units during the wars of the 1990s due to a lack of cooperation from other countries of the former Yugoslavia
Africa Mozambique The US Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, speaking in Maputo, said it was necessary to intensify efforts to combat terrorism in Cabo Delgado as part of a global response
Europe North Macedonia Bulgaria could suspend joint projects with North Macedonia because of the beating of a Macedonian citizen identifying himself as Bulgarian; Bulgaria has also recalled its ambassador to North Macedonia for consultations
Oceania Papua New Guinea Elizabeth Genia was appointed Acting Governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea after 35 years of experience in the bank - the announcement was made by Prime Minister James Marape
Asia Jordan According to a recent study by the University of Jordan, the country recorded the highest number of divorces in the Middle East; most marital disputes are due to financial and economic reasons and many of the ex couples relied on the minimum wage or less
Africa Namibia The National Housing Enterprise has made known that the strike for which 90% of its employees voted will affect service delivery
Asia Pakistan As government struggles to arrest deepening economic crisis, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar to allay concerns sayid that the country is the only one founded in the name of Islam "and Allah Almighty cares for its development and prosperity"
Asia Syria The areas under wheat cultivation exceeded one million hectares, with an 89% implementation rate of the government plan, stated Ahmad Haidar, Director of Crop Production at the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform
America Honduras President Xiomara Castro has declared that the country does not recognise Peruvian President Diana Boluarte as the country’s legitimate leader and has asked the immediate release of former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo
Africa Republic of the Congo The government has decided to end timber exports, with forestry companies now having to process all their production locally in order to create more jobs; many NGOs question the problems with this decision