Asia Bangladesh An auto-fine system will be launched today on Dhaka-Chittagong highway: it will automatically detect speeding, illegal parking, driving against traffic with AI-powered cameras; police urged transport owners, workers, stakeholders to support the initiative
Europe Serbia Air Serbia and Air China have renewed their cooperation that began in 2015, with the aim of facilitating travel between the two countries
Africa Burundi The Burundian government has launched a campaign to entice refugees living in Tanzania to return home, in an attempt to convince the international community that the country is safer
America Paraguay The country has increased the tax on Tobacco to 22%, and is currently planning to destine the money collected towards cancer patients
Europe San Marino The Tuscan indie-rock quartet Piqued Jacks, with 'Like an animal', won the second edition of Una voce per San Marino and will go to Liverpool for Eurovision
America Panama For the first time ever, the country has classified to enter the Women’s FIFA World Cup
Asia Saudi Arabia Saudi artist Mohammed Al-Faraj was one of 80 artists chosen by Hayy Jameel to create a 25-metre art installation in Jeddah, the 'Face of the City', which will remain on display in front of Hayy Jameel's building for the rest of the year
America Suriname The government has decided to allocate 15% of its carbon credits directly to 241 Indigenous villages to expedite their development, as well as empower them to better provide for their own needs with the assistance of state aid
Asia Uzbekistan The Central Bank of Uzbekistan proposed to amend the statute on capital adequacy requirements for commercial banks, suggesting a temporary zero rate for renewable energy financing risks
Asia Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah inaugurated the Brunei Fertiliser Industries plant, stating that the new facility will help strengthen the sultanate's export diversity
Africa Cameroon The government has stated that the killing of journalist Salomon Mbani Zogo last month is now being used as a pretext to put state of Cameroon itself on trial, pointing to French newspaper Le Monde and Reporters without Borders as primarily responsible
Africa Sierra Leone Africell, a Sierra Leone-based mobile phone company, has donated beach cleaning equipment worth thousands of dollars to two top clean-up organisations at its Lumley Beach Road branch
America Belize An educational tour on the implementation of Child Labour Policies has been initiated by the Ministry of Labour, with the goal of prohibiting the employment of children in certain occupations and eradicating the worst forms of child labour by 2025
Asia Vietnam The Prime Minister called for a basic and comprehensive digital transformation reform to improve labour productivity and the competitiveness of businesses and the nation