Asia Mongolia A 40-metre replica of Japan’s historic Illustrated Account of the Mongol Invasions was donated to Mongolia by a Japanese collector; The replica, depicting the Yuan dynasty’s invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281, will be housed at the Kharakhorum Museum
Asia Uzbekistan Foreign Ministry denies that Uzbekistan would be helping Russia to circumvent sanctions, as suggested by Ukrainian intelligence
Oceania Tonga With 18 Pacific countries and territories, the country has joined the first-ever regional exercise (PacWave22-PICT) to test new early warning procedures for a potential tsunami resulting from the volcanic activity of the Hunga-Tonga Hunga'apai volcano
America Costa Rica The government has announced the building of the country’s first-ever public transport road, which will be fully electric and powered by the country’s sustainable energy
Africa Zimbabwe University of Zimbabwe has completed the renovation of its bus terminus, transforming it into a modern facility; designed by UZ students and run on solar power, it features toilets, shops, sheds, seatings
Oceania New Zealand New Zealand won its sixth women's rugby world title at a sold-out Eden Park in Auckland, beating England, followed by a thrilling haka by the players
Asia Kyrgyzstan A call centre on vaccination against the human papillomavirus, launched by the National Immunisation Centre of the Ministry of Health, will be operational starting today
Asia Thailand Almost 50.000 foreign tourists arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Saturday; however, arrivals are still not close to pre-pandemic levels
Asia Vietnam According to the State Bank of Vietnam, the country has been removed from the US currency manipulation monitoring list
Asia Turkmenistan Korean Culture Days in Turkmenistan ended after a series of presentations of modern music and cinematography as well as traditions and customs
Europe Slovenia Natasa Pirc Musar has been elected the first woman president of Slovenia with 54% of the vote in the runoff against the conservative Anze Logar, former foreign minister, who stopped at 46% after coming out on top in the first round
Oceania Fiji Fiji is ranked as the 12th most dangerous country in the world by the WorldRiskIndex based on its high exposure to natural hazards and "relatively low capacity to cope with them"
Europe Vatican City Pope Francis spoke about the responsibility of those involved in communication - which should be inclusive and truthful - encouraging them to seek the truth, fight hate speech, give voice to those who have no voice, refrain from spreading personal opinion
Europe Spain Spanish government will not change the structure of future taxes on large energy companies and banks, despite the European Central Bank warning that this could distort competition in the EU