Oceania Nauru Nauru embraces a name change, and the beginning of renewed national pride, as the President decided to get back to traditional name Naoero for the country without holding a referendum
Africa Guinea The announced dissolution of the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution and the summoning of a journalist to a military camp show that the authorities are violating the freedoms of expression and association according to Amnesty International
Europe Switzerland Rangers fear forests could be targeted for illegally stock up firewood amid energy crisis, after the chairman of Federal Electricity Commission even recommended that people build up reserves in the event of a disaster scenario
Europe Greece The country will exit the so-called 'enhanced surveillance' framework of the EU on 20 August, according to the finance minister, a move that will allow the country greater freedom in setting economic policy
Oceania Australia The high suicide rate of current and former members of the Australian Defence Forces has been called 'a national tragedy' after a landmark report by the Royal Commission - the highest form of public enquiry in Australia - with hundreds of interviews
Africa Ghana A $3 billion over three years is expected from the International Monetary Fund if an agreement is reached on the Extended Credit Facility for low-income countries
Asia Turkey The country accounts for one third of the world's geothermal greenhouse emissions, a 400% increase since 2002 according to Mücahit Kıvrak of Balıkesir University
Asia South Korea Dozens of people were injured or killed in floods caused by torrential rains that hit Seoul, submerging roads, flooding underground stations and causing blackouts across the city and neighbouring provinces
Asia Taiwan The recall of 450.000 cups of Haagen-Dazs ice cream, for a total of 60.000 kilograms, has been ordered due to the possible presence of a cancer-causing pesticide in the vanilla extracts used; the substance was first detected in the EU
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The government of Republika Srpska has adopted a programme to install 50.000 small solar power plants on residential and commercial structures across the entity, with a total capacity of around 250 MW
Asia Kazakhstan The number of passengers carried by Kazakh airlines increased by 7% to 4,6 million in the first six months of 2022
Europe Sweden Sweden overtook France as Europe's largest net exporter of electricity in the first half of 2022
Europe Luxembourg Police staffing rose by 10%, with an increased budget compared to last year to deal with rising crimes such as financial crime, burglary and bicycle theft