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
Asia Afghanistan The Taliban-led Afghan administration on Thursday signed its first international contract to extract oil from the northern Amu Darya Basin with Chinese company CNPC
Europe Czech Republic The Czech retail market once again proved its attractiveness for retail brands, with 38 new arrivals last year, the same figure as in 2021 but an increase of around 50% compared to 2019 and 2020
Asia India University Grants Commission has allowed foreign universities to set up campuses in India for the first time ever, as part of the National Education Policy 2020
Asia East Timor The government wants to impose the use of Portuguese in schools, insisting that teachers and students learn the European language by announcing an amendment to the education law
Europe Belarus A law on asset forfeiture was published on the website of the National Register of Legal Information, adopted in view of the need to respond immediately and effectively to existing threats to the national interests of Belarus
Africa Burundi Junior national team players from several countries have left for Burundi to represent their countries at the East African U14 and U16 individual and team championships
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The unusually high temperatures for this time of year have caused a lot of problems for farmers, particularly beekeepers: there is a risk that bees will freeze as the warmer weather will drive them out of their hives
Africa Guinea Fund for Social Development and Indigence harvested the pilot phase of its agricultural project in Kantily, a district under the prefecture of Boffa; the initiative aims to provide rice to vulnerable people in this locality
Africa Equatorial Guinea The Head of State visited the works of the Baney bypass, needed to relieve the heavy traffic
Oceania Fiji Port Denarau Marina's chief executive officer has advised boaters to keep an eye on warnings issued by the Fiji Meteorological Service in light of the heavy rains that are affecting the Fiji Group
America United States Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected House speaker on a historic post-midnight 15th ballot early Saturday
Africa eSwatini Government has dispatched a team from the Ministry of Public Works and Transport to assess roads and infrastructure that have been affected by the ongoing heavy rains across the country
Africa Guinea-Bissau The government has decided to change the name of the Bafatá stadium to Estádio Pelé, in response to Fifa president Gianni Infantino's call for a worldwide tribute to the former Brazilian footballer