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
Europe Iceland Carbfix gets the highest EU grant any Icelandic company has been awarded; the EU Innovation Fund will support the development and building of Coda Terminal plant in Straumsvík, the first of its sort in the world for storing liquid CO2 on land
Africa Botswana A $3 million-plus operation that uses artificial intelligence technology to provide data to help ascertain elephant numbers will be the world's first-ever AI aerial survey of elephants
Africa Sudan Artisanal mines, accounting for 80% of Sudan's gold production as of today, are a key revenue source but are posing worrying health threats to villagers
Europe Austria Conductor Stefan Soltesz, 73, died Friday night after a collapse while conducting ‘The Silent Woman’ by Richard Strauss at the National Theatre in Munich, Germany
Asia East Timor All requirements have been fulfilled to be the ASEAN newest member, and the country expects Indonesian President would maximize his role as chair next year to accelerate the acceptance of East Timor as the 11th member of the regional grouping
Africa Benin The first trip to Africa since French President Macron was re-elected in April will take him to the country to deal with the food crisis caused by the war in Ukraine, agricultural production problems and security issues
America Barbados The Summer Nutrition Programme, offering school meals to needy children, has been criticized for making them openly queue for food, which could be embarrarsing; a voucher solution for family food shopping, more dignified, has been proposed
America Canada Today Pope Francis begins his pilgrimage to beg forgiveness on Canadian soil for the sufference endured by Indigenous people as missionaries enforced the church policy to eliminate their culture and assimilate them into Christian society
Africa Mali The World Bank has lifted the suspension of its financial operations in Mali, a measure taken in May 2021 in consequence of the two coups occurred in less than a year
Asia Myanmar ICJ judges have rejected Myanmar's preliminary objections to a case accusing the nation of being responsible for genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority
Oceania Samoa The dedicated Pesega campus of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was recently recognised by the government of Samoa for its example of beauty and cleanliness as part of the national "Beautiful Samoa" campaign
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The country has decided to increase from 16 to 27 the number of oil exploration blocks it will auction next week, including two in Virunga National Park, the protected area at the eastern end of the country where mountain gorillas live
Africa Seychelles The Seychelles Interfaith Council hosted a national discussion on cannabis at the headquarters of the National Council for Children