America Bolivia 77 gold bars seized at Viru Viru Airport in compliance with a court order have been delivered to the Central Bank of Bolivia; the total weight recorded during the valuation process is 189.503,9 grams with an average purity over 90%
Asia United Arab Emirates Sharjah police have launched a new initiative to deliver lost property to its owners' doorstep; the service has achieved a 97% completion rate in its first phase
America Guatemala The country has publicly announced that it is one of the few Latin American countries to support Taiwan, and stated how it is seeking to expand its bilateral relations, even if it will prevent the country from establishing relations with China
Asia Georgia Invasive plant species are monitored by drones and remote sensing in Kolkheti National Park to prevent them from spreading rapidly, widely impacting the ecosystem
Europe Vatican City The Vitae Global Foundation will hold its first summit meeting today and tomorrow; Pope Francis is expected to take part in a portion of the summit while world-renowned artists will get together to help start a cultural transformation for the common good
America Haiti The authorities postponed the start of the school year due to the economic crisis; the start is now set for Monday 3 October 2022 instead of 5 September
America El Salvador President Nayib Bukele’s efforts towards its ongoing gang crackdown has lead to the government begin planning the construction of a mega-prison for over 40.000 gang detainees
Africa Niger The second ten days of August 2022 were very rainy and rainfall coverage was registered in most of the monitored stations, according to the statistics department of the Ministry of Agriculture
Africa Comoros Onicor CEO Abdou Miroidi is on a tour to raise awareness about the reasons for the rice shortage in Ndzuani, namely the pandemic and the ongoing war
America Cuba The installation of a siphon -or floating intake- in the Guama dam, municipality of Pinar del Rio, will ensure the adequate quality of the water arriving for treatment at the plant, for subsequent supply to 17.000 inhabitants
America Bolivia Roly Mamani, an electrical engineer with a passion for robotics, has become a local hero by 3D printing free limb prosthetics for over 200 disabled people in his community
Europe Czech Republic Czech health insurance for foreigners is under scrutiny by the EU, after an amendment to the law on health insurance for foreigners was passed last year
Africa Ethiopia With the sale of eight sugar mills, the country intends to relieve local millers of state support and improve local production, reducing dependence on the state treasury for funding
Africa Guinea-Bissau Guinean sculptors have accused the Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts of handing the sector over to non-experts, pointing out that the country is not responding to UEMOA requests on the structuring and organisation of the handicraft sector