Europe Hungary Hungary has become the only country in Europe without a printed political daily as Magyar Nemzet switched to a weekly publication yesterday 1 August; smaller European media markets are likely to follow
Africa Mauritania Former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who is on trial on suspicion of corruption, said on Thursday that he was banned from leaving the country
America Saint Lucia The country has suspended the ban on sugary drinks in schools "until further notice", in a note sent to all primary and secondary school headmasters
Africa Republic of the Congo The president of the High Authority for the Fight against Corruption and the director of the French Anti-Corruption Agency, signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen their cooperation in the country
Africa Chad The Children's Light association organised a ceremony to accompany young Anicet, whose eyes were gouged out by individuals, to the boarding school of the Centre for Education and Training of the Visually Impaired and Blind
Africa Rwanda The country can no longer offer refuge to people fleeing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Paul Kagame said, fuelling already high tensions between neighbouring countries
Asia Lebanon Members of the European judicial delegation investigating money laundering and tax evasion linked to the governor of the Banque du Liban and Lebanese Bank directors are arriving in Lebanon
Europe Austria The country has installed more than 1.000 MW of solar power and has now reached over 4,2 GW of cumulative installed PV capacity
Africa Niger Prime Minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou visited the headquarters of the Policy Analysis and Evaluation Unit to provide it with working material
Europe Russia President Putin has sent a bill to Parliament to end Moscow's participation in Greco, the Council of Europe's anti-corruption body, and denounce the relevant Convention against Corruption
Asia Azerbaijan For the first time in Azerbaijan, at the Yeni Clinic medical agency, it has been possible to detect COVID-19 in a high-quality, fully automated closed system using the Cobas® 6800 device
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The president of the São Tomé Court of Accounts said that there have been voluntary payments of 'large sums' to the state coffers after the institution issued eight financial liability judgments last year
Europe San Marino 159 kg of poorly preserved and unlabelled food were seized in a restaurant as part of a Civil Police inspection carried out together with officials from the Prevention Department of the Veterinary Health and Food Hygiene Unit
Asia Pakistan The country raised more than $9 billion at an international conference to support its recovery from last year's devastating floods, a billion more than requested