Europe Vatican City “Within Your Gates: The Forum for the Universal Vocation of Jerusalem” is born: the interdisciplinary forum is promoted by Cardinal Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, and developed in collaboration with the University of Notre Dame
Africa Egypt President Al Sisi officially welcome in Cairo to Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad on his first visit to Egypt over seven years after the two Arab countries resolved a long diplomatic dispute; the meeting is seen as an end to strained relations
America Bahamas There is widespread concern for the impact on marine and shore life after last week’s leak of 35.000 gallons of diesel in Exuma
Asia Qatar The mandatory wearing of face masks in closed public places has been reintroduced following report from the Ministry of Public Health about the latest coronavirus developments; the protected measure had been lifted on May 18
Asia Nepal The state-owned telecommunications company stated that the 5G trial will be delayed for another few months after blocking trials of the new mobile network technology for a year
Europe Monaco A French-Monegasque man, born as a female, has just had his sex changed in his civil status registers in Monaco after undergoing surgery in France, the first time a gender change has been recognised in the ocuntry
Oceania New Zealand Air New Zealand is increasing flights and using larger aircraft to cope with the backlog of customers after widespread disruptions during the school holidays, but it could still be days before the airline recovers from the series of cancellations
Europe Finland Inheritance is becoming an increasingly important wealth source in Finland as large age groups die and pass on their wealth to future, smaller generations - said Hannu Nummiaro, an economist at Lähi-Tapiola
Africa Mozambique Thousands of Mozambicans who sought refuge in Malawi during the tropical storm earlier this year are returning to their country
Africa Tunisia The referendum in which the draft of the new Constitution is to be voted on is being held today; the President, in an open letter addressed to the population, had urged people to vote yes
America Chile After more than a year of working on the new constitution to replace the current one written during dictator Pinochet’s regime, a final drat has been submitted to President Gabriel Boric for approval
Europe Moldova European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is lending Moldova €300m to help it secure additional gas reserves that could compensate for possible supply disruptions caused by Russia's war with Ukraine
Europe Ukraine Ukrainian scientists at Chernobyl, in cooperation with Greenpeace Germany, have reported that the values at Chernobyl are outside the norm, at least three times higher than the estimates made by the International Atomic Energy Agency
America Dominican Republic Further talks are taking place after the the first Saudi-Caribbean Investment Forum 'Towards a New Era of Partnership for Socio Economic Development', held in Punta Cana at the beginning of the month