Asia Bangladesh Recent studies demonstrated that microplastics are present in water, sediments, fish, salt, soft drinks, milk, edible oil and more products in Bangladesh, underscoring the growing concern that these pollutants are transferred to humans through food
Africa Central African Republic The National Commission for Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms was installed earlier this month with the task of developing an appropriate legal and institutional framework through the ratification of several international human rights instruments
Asia Georgia Georgian judoka Lasha Shavdatuashvili has won the gold medal at the Paris 2023 Grand Slam; overall, the Georgian team won four medals
Asia Brunei The Central Bank of Brunei Darussalam and the Monetary Authority of Singapore signed an MoU to deepen cooperation in banking and insurance supervision
Asia Bangladesh Bangladesh has asked Pakistan to apologise for atrocities committed by its armed forces in 1971 to improve ties between the two countries
Africa Eritrea Ministry of Information organised two weeks of theoretical and practical training for 51 staff members, including 2 members of the Ministry of Agriculture, focusing on photography techniques and the development of camera technology
Asia Sri Lanka 50 buses provided by the Government of India have been received by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on the occasion of Sri Lanka's 75th Independence Anniversary
Asia Philippines About 11 million farmers across the country will benefit from a Senate bill providing tax exemption on fertilisers and pesticides
Europe Slovenia Carpe Diem, the song with which Joker Out will represent Slovenia at this year's Eurovision song contest in Liverpool, was premiered on TV Slovenija
Africa Tunisia Tunisian National Railways would be having losses for 1.000 million dinars (USD 326 million) according to the Union secretary general, who blamed supervisory authority and government presidency for this difficult situation
Europe Malta Activists recalled the thousands of migrants who died while crossing the Mediterranean in an attempt to reach European shores, denouncing the "murderous policy" of the Maltese authorities
Asia Turkey Fifteen more sites will be included in Turkey's list of protected areas as part of its vision for 2023, said Director General of the Directorate for Nature Conservation and National Parks Kadir Çokçetin
Oceania Nauru The Naoero Museum received a donation of artefacts from the personal collection of Department for Persons with Disabilities Secretary Riddell Akua