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
Europe North Macedonia The lead-up to the 151st birthday celebrations of Goce Delcev – a hero claimed by both North Macedonia and Bulgaria – has further soured relations between the two neighbouring nations
Africa Senegal Senegalese mathematician Mouhamed Moustapha Fall has won the 2022 Ramanujan Prize for young mathematicians from developing countries; he is the second African to win after Gabonese Philibert Nang, more than a decade ago
Europe Vatican City The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, in South Sudan with Pope Francis on a 'peace pilgrimage', have called directly on leaders to seek peace
Asia United Arab Emirates The Friends of Arthritis Patients of the Sharjah Department of Health Promotion's Supreme Council for Family Affairs concluded the first Al Dhaid Charity Marathon with 1.000 runners
Asia Vietnam Vietnamese acrobatic artists Giang Quốc Cơ and Giang Quốc Nghiệp, known internationally as the 'Giang brothers', have set a world record in their latest international performance in a Guinness World Record show in Milan, Italy
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
Europe Liechtenstein No oil and gas heating in new buildings and compulsory photovoltaics: from 2024 the country will become significantly more energy efficient; over 70% of buildings in the country are still heated by oil or gas
Asia Laos Lao Friends Hospital for Children (LFHC) in Luang Prabang recently celebrated its 8th anniversary; it is the only hospital in northern Laos that treats children free of charge and cares for 30.000 children every year
Asia North Korea In the 1970s, the country ordered 1.000 vehicles from Swedish carmaker Volvo; to date, the state has yet to settle the bill
America Bolivia The country has partnered with Chinese firms to begin extracting the largest reserve of lithium in the world, worth a total of 21 million tons
Europe Moldova President Maia Sandu presented the awards to 53 people of culture for their outstanding achievements in their creative work and for the high professionalism with which they contribute to the promotion of the nation's spiritual values
Europe Russia Some 40 countries could boycott the Olympic Games to be held in Paris next year, nullifying the entire event, after several countries rejected an International Olympic Committee plan to allow Russians and Belarusians to participate in the event
Asia Lebanon On the occasion of the delivery of a Brazilian humanitarian donation of 38 water purifiers, Brazilian Ambassador participated in a ceremony together with General Mohammad Kheir, head of the High Relief Committee and representatives of Lebanese NGOs