Asia North Korea Experience gained by North Korean forces on the battlefields of the Russia-Ukraine war imposes changes in the security calculus on the Korean Peninsula, as NK troops have been exposed to the technology and tactics of modern warfare, UN Commander reveals
Africa eSwatini Bon Hotels, South African, has taken over the management of the Mountain View International Hotel
Asia East Timor The interfaith organisation for religious tourism in East Timor has urged the government to draw up special rules to preserve sacred sites that will become religious tourism
Europe Netherlands Gambling advertisements will be severely restricted as of 2023 and a ban on sponsoring sports team jerseys will be introduced in 2025, as stated by the Minister of Legal Protection
Africa Republic of the Congo As of today 'it is the Congo Basin forest that is the world's first lung', surpassing the Amazon forest, according to the president of the International Tropical Timber Technical Association Françoise Van de Ven
Asia Bhutan Tashi Choden will not only be the first contestant to represent Bhutan at the Miss Universe pageant, she is also the only openly gay public figure in the Himalayan country
Europe Greece Private properties in central Athens can benefit from a €1,5 million renovation subsidy programme launched by the City of Athens and the Technical Chamber of Greece to improve the appearance of their buildings' facades, for up to €6.000 per property
Asia Iran On 11/07, filmmaker Panahi, winner of the Golden Lion in Venice, was arrested in Tehran; Panahi had signed a statement calling for the release of recently arrested colleagues Mohammad Rasoulof and Mostafa Aleahmad
Oceania Tuvalu The Solomon Islands community in Tuvalu commemorated the 44th Independence Day for the first time a week ago in Funafuti
America Cuba The Caribbean women's basketball tournament has begun at the Ciudad Deportiva Coliseum, with the presence of teams from Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and hosting country Cuba
Asia Laos The country recorded over 6.000 cases of dengue fever in the first half of 2022 - data is issued by the Ministry of Health's Centre for Health Information and Education
Europe Bulgaria New draft law stipulates that at least 60% of Bulgarian National Radio time between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. must be reserved for music in the Bulgarian language, created by Bulgarian composers and writers, a proposal by the pro-Russian nationalist party
Africa Cape Verde Professor and cultural activist Fausto do Rosário defended its continuity as the "voice of the island" at the launch of the critical and collected edition of Magma magazine
Africa Morocco Morocco's foreign exchange tourism revenues reached $20bn in the first five months of 2022, a 173% increase compared to 2021