Asia Palestine Painter and sculptor Sliman Mansour, one of the most prominent names in Palestinian art, has died at the age of 79 at his home in the Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem; his work depicted Palestinian traditions and people's struggles under Israeli occupation
Africa Sao Tome and Principe At the 44th Chess Olympics ended on 10 August STP team scored its best result ever: 4 victories and a tie brought the competitors to the top step of the podium for the Area 4.3 of the International Chess Federation
Africa South Africa More than 100 vultures and a hyena have died in South Africa's Kruger National Park after feeding on a buffalo carcass suspected to have been poisoned, according to South Africa's National Parks Authority
Europe Romania A team of artists, theorists, anthropologists and biologists has started research on the Black Sea, with international specialists in digitisation, conservation and artistic promotion of archives, to create a Virtual Museum of the Romanian Sea
Europe Slovakia Cardinal Jozef Tomko, the Holy See's most influential Slovakian, has died at 98 in Rome; under Pope John Paul II he became prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples and was the third most influential person in the Catholic Church
Europe Slovenia Slovenia’s best climber Janja Garnbret was crowned the European champion in lead in Munich on Saturday, her second European champion title after winning one in combined in 2017
Africa Seychelles The 23rd Youth Festival was launched at the Savoy Resort & Spa, during which four seniors who have dedicated their lives to working in various development programmes such as culture, sports and recreation were honoured
Europe San Marino There was no malicious intent, just carelessness on the part of a tourist who, stepping back to take a photo, bumped into a display case, causing a statue inside it to break in the State Museum's 'Beautiful China in San Marino' exhibition
Asia Singapore The Singapore Armed Forces has convened a "high-level assessment" of the risks involved in parachute jumps after a Red Lions team member had a hard landing during the National Day parade
Africa Republic of the Congo The Constitutional Court, judge of electoral disputes, began examining thirty annulment appeals in the context of last July's legislative elections
America Canada Lumber price has fallen 50% since March with real estate, wheat, oil and other commodities also loosing value: analysts read this as a sign that inflation may have peaked or could be coming to an end
America Brazil Reporters Hyury Potter and Manuela Andreoni partnered with data scientists to publish information on the great amount of clandestine airstrips in the Amazon, concluding that over 300 unofficial airstrips were located near illegal mining areas
Asia Afghanistan Amid spiralling poverty, the lack of jobs and 40% inflation, girls have no future: local culture contemplating the habit of selling young daughters into marriage for dowry adds to the Taliban veto on schooling over grade 6
Oceania Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has urged journalists to be fair and accurate when reporting on issues of integrity and corruption