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 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
Asia Uzbekistan A 1,3 MW photovoltaic plant has been put into operation at the Syrdarya thermal power plant, the press service of the Ministry of Energy said; it will save 750.000 cubic metres of natural gas per year
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
Asia Turkmenistan In order to support Uzbekistan in a friendly and brotherly manner, the President of Turkmenistan has signed a decree on the free supply of liquefied gas to Uzbekistan
Europe Switzerland A shortage of qualified staff is forcing Swiss hospitals to look across borders; for years, foreign care staff in Switzerland have accounted for 30-40% of the sector's workforce
Europe Luxembourg The country will invest EUR 790 million in nature protection to safeguard biodiversity amid warnings that habitats are threatened by the continued economic and population growth
America Peru Despite the ongoing protests asking for a legitimate and elected leader, the state’s congress has rejected the possibility of early elections, arguing that it’s unconstitutional and dangerous due to the country’s current fragile state
Oceania Nauru The Naoero Museum received a donation of artefacts from the personal collection of Department for Persons with Disabilities Secretary Riddell Akua
Africa Mauritius Mauritius was ranked among the 24 countries in the world considered to have 'full democracy' in the latest edition of the Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index, and is the only state to be classified as such in Africa
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
Oceania Micronesia President David Panuelo has said that Japan's transparency about its intention to release treated water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean has helped ease Micronesia concerns
Asia Pakistan Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan denied involvement in the suicide bomber attack who struck a mosque inside a police compound in Peshawar killing over 100 people, saying acts against religious sites would also be condemned under TTP rules
Asia Oman The three-week Muscat Nights festival has come to an end; over 500.000 citizens, residents and tourists are estimated to have visited the four venues during the event