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
Asia Japan A Tokyo court ordered former executives of TEPCO to pay some 13 trillion yen ($95 billion) in total damages for failing to prevent the 2011 crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant
Africa Somalia The country has reached the milestone of 10% of citizens vaccinated against Covid with two doses, thus exiting the band of countries with the lowest vaccination rates
Europe Malta Gozo Minister announced that the regional impact assessment, studies and public consultation on the proposed Gozo Rural Airfield project have been concluded; the project explores the possibility of turning the dilapidated Gozo Heliport into an airfield
Europe Latvia The Atis Kronvalds Foundation published the latest ranking of Latvian schools, summarising pupils' performances in various sport meetings and research conferences
Asia Armenia In the first 5 months of this year, goods worth about $76 million were imported into Armenia from Turkey
America Antigua and Barbuda The country has annulled many anti-LGBTQI+ laws contained in the Sexual Offences Act after the country's High Court ruled that much of the legislation was unconstitutional
Asia China Global chip shortage is changing the way carmakers access manufacturers, threatening to curb China's momentum as a global leader in electric vehicles
Europe Finland Finnair announced an upcoming new strategy and significant structural renewal to mitigate the losses due to rising fuel prices, rapid inflation and operational rescheduling in consequence of a prolonged closure of Russian airspace
America Bahamas Labour Minister Keith Bell has called on protesting employees of the Bahamas Airport Authority to return to work because their strike actions are "illegal"
Africa Mauritania Desertification is uprooting families and destroying livelihoods with profound impact on health and mind; 90% of the country is in Sahara Desert, making it particularly vulnerable to the effects of drought and reduced rainfall
Africa Algeria With a new oil and gas deal, the country has become Italy's main gas supplier, replacing Russia
Oceania Australia Screen Australia has announced a $4 million Games: Expansion Pack fund to support 31 small and medium-sized studios with project budgets of less than $500.000
Africa Liberia Grand Bassa University President Samuel Monwell has been asked to resign over poor administrative practices that saw the closure of the university's nursing department by the Liberian Board of Nursing and Midwifery