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
Africa Malawi The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund has approved a disbursement of $88.327 million (91 billion kuna) for Malawi under the new Food Shock Window of the Rapid Credit Faculty
Europe Netherlands A citizens' initiative calling on politicians to remove abortion from Wetboek van Strafrecht, Dutch penal code, was delivered to Tweede Kamer with almost 94.000 signatures, more than double the number needed to put the topic on Tweede Kamer's agenda
Europe Albania The country has joined the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to better cope with the consequences of climate change and natural disasters
Asia Malaysia Ni Hsin launched an electric motor in Malaysia, in line with its commitment to environmental, social and governance agenda; two motorbike models presented are imported and assembled at the company's production facilities in Seri Kembangan
America Peru The country was isolated from international flights and exports for several days, as its main international airport, Jorge Chavez Airport, suffered from a major airplane collision that left the whole airport shut down
Oceania Vanuatu Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, Minister of State for Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships, reporting to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, ends her two-day visit to Vanuatu today
Asia Oman On behalf of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, Dr Mohammed bin Said al Maamari, Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs, presided over the inauguration of the Al Salam Mosque in the Wilayat of Bausher on Monday
Europe Portugal Lisbon's cruise ship terminal has won the 'Best Cruise Ship Terminal in Europe' award from the World Cruise Awards, an accolade that demonstrates the infrastructure's 'growing importance' for tourism and the city
Asia Maldives The controversial bill to increase the rates of the Goods and Services Tax and the Tourism Goods and Services Tax has been ratified by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
Asia Laos Despite signs of economic recovery in early 2022, Laos' public and private debt will exceed 100% of GDP by 2022, according to the World Bank's latest economic update
Africa Madagascar A group of eight people were sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Henri Rakotoarisoa, an environmental activist killed in Moramanga last June
Africa Morocco The Court of Appeal in Nador sentenced a group of 14 migrants arrested while attempting to cross the fence in Melilla on 24 June to three years' imprisonment, weighing down the sentences