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
Oceania Tuvalu The Funafuti Drought Committee is pleased to announce to all Funafuti residents that water distribution will now be open according to certain timetables; the ration for households remains at 6 buckets each morning and afternoon
Asia Palestine Government has called on UN to take urgent action against Israel for its systematic repression and crimes against civilian population in the occupied territories, calling for compliance with international law and relevant Security Council resolutions
Asia Syria The country discovered a large intact mosaic dating back to Roman times, describing it as the most important archaeological discovery since the beginning of the conflict in the country 11 years ago
Oceania Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Marape has called on the new Chairman of the Constitutional Reform and Law Commission and MP for Okapa to initiate consultation on the Government's recently announced bills
America Honduras Hurricane Julia has officially affected over 100.000 people, leading to the temporary suspension of all schools and the loss of this year’s corn harvests
Europe Switzerland Justice and police minister Karin Keller-Sutter has called on the Balkan states to bring their visa policy into line with that of the Schengen area
Africa Zambia Zambia's UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Prosper Ng'andu, has said the Refugee Settlement Modernisation Approach that the country will use will strengthen the protection of refugees as will ensure that they are fully self-sufficient
Oceania Samoa Given the increase in Samoan patients seeking medical treatment abroad, the Ministry of Health has been tasked with developing a plan to allow more people to seek treatment under the overseas medical care programme
Africa Republic of the Congo 52.000.000.000 CFA francs (€80 million) is the Marien-Ngouabi University's budget for the year 2023; this is an increase of 5,65% compared to 2022 and takes into account factors such as the additional hours of civil servants and contract lecturers
America Bolivia The country has officially substituted 50% of the use of gas with renewable energies, being a significant step forward for its national energy transition strategy to achieve all renewable energy by 2025
Asia Uzbekistan A meeting was held between the leadership of the local branch of the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade and representatives from Masdar (United Arab Emirates), dedicated to studying the progress of the photovoltaic plant project
America Belize The Ministry of Labour has just inaugurated a Labour Complaints Tribunal, being the first-ever government organ specifically for handling work disputes and labour concerns
Oceania Vanuatu Talks have begun between Vanuatu's political parties for the formation of a coalition government after Thursday's snap election; none of the political parties that took part in the vote gained a simple majority in the 52-seat parliament