Asia Laos New rules for intellectual property protection wereintroduced, allowing businesses to protect industrial designs internationally through a single application under the Hague System; It simplifies registration and administrative procedures, reducing costs
Africa Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye will launch his own political party supported by a strategic task force and over 300 mayors; he aims to strengthen his legitimacy and unify the majority ahead of upcoming elections, a crucial step for his political future
Africa Madagascar The Prime Minister pledges to break the administrative deadlock that is compromising budget expenditure; slowness and cumbersome administrative procedures are reasons for the government's poor budget execution, said pledging to eliminate these obstacles
America Barbados The first woman to lead The Barbados Police Service was sworn in on Friday, pledging sweeping changes to strengthen accountability, modernise policing and rebuild public trust
Europe Albania Hundreds of demonstrators marched in Tirana calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama and his government, following hours of protest outside the his office; 19 people have been arrested after clashes with police forces
Asia Iraq Iraq's cinema industry, flourishing in the '50s, is seeing a comeback, bolstered by recent international recognition for the film “The President’s Cake”; relative stable situation in the country is helping a new generation of filmmakers drive a comeback
Oceania Palau Scientists have confirmed a crown-of-thorns coral-eating starfish outbreak in Koror's Ngederrak Conservation Area, prompting calls from reef experts for urgent monitoring and community action to protect one of Palau's most vital ecosystems
Asia Oman Dhofar’s Khareef high season is starting: visitors from across Oman still prevale, but neighbouring states are arriving: vehicles from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar were visible this week around several coastal and tourism areas
Africa Sudan The 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50-pound notes have effectively lost their purchasing power amid soaring inflation and a sharp depreciation of the Sudanese currency and will be withdrawn; holders have a 3-month deadline to deposit them into bank accounts
America Dominica Dominica’s arts and cultural community is invited to take part in a public panel discussion to explore ways to strengthen and grow the country’s creative sector; the event is organized for 8 July at the UWI Global Campus in Roseau by the Alwin Foundation
Europe Moldova Following Prime Minister resignation, President Sandu will hold consultation with the parliament, opposition leaders demand earlier elections, EU's ambassador stressed that the Moldova–EU partnership remains strong despite the political change
Asia Uzbekistan Cabinet approved a procedure for issuing permits for transplanting, shaping, and pruning of green spaces not included in the state forest fund; the resolution specifies activities are allowed after the vegetation season to 1 April of the following year
Asia Nepal First 5G spectrum auction is in preparation; it is expected to pave the way for commercial 5G rollout, enabling faster mobile internet expanded digital services nationwide
America Venezuela A temporary morgue has been organized at La Guaira port, as death toll from lat week's earthquake rises to over 2.600 victims and air video footage takes stock of the extent of the devastation