Europe Albania Diaspora is remembering 35 years since the cargo ship Vlora docked in Bari, Italy, with 20.000 refugees fleeing the collapse of the communist regime; the disembarking of 8 August 1991 is the largest single-vessel mass migration landing in European history
America Brazil Used by over 4 million passengers per day, the West-East Red Line of San Paolo subway will soon start to use face recognition technology to better monitor its stations
America Ecuador The government has issued monthly bonuses for 75% of the poorest citizens, thus improving the monthly income of over 1,5 million national households
Africa Chad Twenty girls, members of the Catholic movement 'Guidisme', received their certificate of completion of training in the recycling of used tyres into household furniture at the 'Noudji décor et art' workshop
Africa Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi launched the third Inter-Congolese Dialogue in Nairobi
America Antigua and Barbuda Additional scholarships for students from Antigua and Barbuda to begin medical studies in Cuba in 2023 have been made available by the Government of Cuba
Asia Myanmar Japanese journalist Toru Kubota, who spent three and a half months in prison after being arrested near an anti-government demonstration, called on Tokyo to put more pressure on the junta and take in refugees fleeing the country
Asia Armenia The country plans to launch two more satellites into orbit by 2028; the first satellite - ARMSAT-1 Earth Observation Satellite - was launched in May 2022 from Cape Canaveral, USA
Asia Qatar Qatar was elected as a member of the Executive Council of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) during the 27th session of the Conference of States Parties in the Hague
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown Town Manager Clayton Burgin promised that 389 registered vendors will be set up in the Central Market, the two new fruit and vegetable markets and designated locations by today
America Colombia With the renewed post-pandemic awareness of work-life balance, the government has decided to decrease the work day from 8 hours to 7 hours
Asia Nepal An urban water supply and sanitation project will be implemented in the Municipality of Chandragiri, seeking a long-term solution to the water supply and sewage problem in the municipality
Africa Mauritius Cairo hosted the first economic investment forum between Egypt and Mauritius, jointly organised by the Egyptian-African Businessmen's Association led by Yousry Al-Sharkawy and the Mauritian Economic Council led by Hemraj Raminal
Africa Mozambique As Mozambique approaches its 50th anniversary of independence in 2025, the country's Catholic bishops warn that the national dream of 'freedom and self-determination' is being shattered by terrorism, corruption and rampant poverty