Asia Cyprus Cyprus is one of Europe’s ten largest video game industries by revenue, with over 400 companies generating an estimated €3,2 billion in 2025; report by Cyprus Game Makers Association CYGMA says sector is dynamic and largely absent from official statistics
America Haiti An environmental protection organization said a major catastrophe is looming for ecosystems in the Americas and the Caribbean due to the fire that has been burning for the past month at Pic Macaya, a UNESCO site
Asia Sri Lanka The Sri Lanka Tea Board, with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Embassy in Japan, showcased “Ceylon Tea” at the 48th International Food and Beverage Exhibition FOODEX 2023 in Tokyo
Europe Greece Veterinarians are fighting to save a white tiger cub abandoned in a rubbish bin at an Athens zoo, believed to be a victim of the illegal wildlife trade
Africa Sierra Leone Presidential candidate 2023 of the main opposition All People's Congress party - Samura Kamara - has nominated MP Chernor Ramadan Maju-Bah as his running mate for the upcoming elections, to be held on 24 June 2023
Oceania Kiribati Global Green Growth Institute, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agriculture, held a graduation ceremony in Kiribati for the Pacific Green Entrepreneur Network and Climate Smart Agriculture projects
Africa Togo The female gender is essential in domestic trade and occupies an important role in the local labour force at an estimated 70%, World Bank figures show
Oceania Australia Blake Johnston shredded the world record for the longest surfing session, bringing it to 40 hours from previous 30’ 11’’ to raise over AUS $200,000 for the Chumpy Pullin Foundation and Youth Mental Health
Europe North Macedonia North Macedonia’s Justice Ministry has denied a request by a Bulgarian club to be named after Ivan Mihailov, deeming him a Nazi collaborator, prompting fresh tensions with Sofia
Europe Denmark According to the newly-published 2022 World Air Quality Report, Denmark’s air quality is the worst of the Nordics and fine particle concentrations are rated one to two times higher than WHO guidelines
America Venezuela The country will began working on a shared agenda with Iran to eradicate fake news, stating that its a significant step towards fighting against their “shared enemies' media invasions”
Europe Switzerland Credit Suisse bank shares rose over 30% after the Swiss National Bank and regulation authority said it it meets the requirements and liquidity of systemically important banks, allowing Credit Swiss to borrow up to $54 billion
Asia Taiwan Critically endangered Formosan landlocked salmon has reached a record population of 15.000, an annual survey by Shei-Pa National Park showed; the fish, nearly extinct in 1995 with only 200 left, is a glacial relict of the last ice age living in freshwater
America Bahamas Former youth, sports and culture minister Lanisha Rolle was charged with a count of bribery and other related to conspiracy regarding a government contracts scheme during her time as minister for deals valued at over $700.000