Asia South Korea A South Korean container ship set sail for Europe via the Arctic's Northern Sea Route, testing the passage as a viable alternative to the Suez Canal, as shipping companies seek new trade corridors amid disruptions impacting global maritime routes
Africa Sudan As a Sudanese court in the south sentenced a woman to death by stoning for adultery, the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies reported a violation of international standards and called on the Sudanese authorities to revoke it
Europe Spain June, traditionally good in Spain for temporary employment due to the start of the summer season, generated 115.607 jobs, a figure only surpassed in the same month in 2005
Asia Israel A Black senior employee of a major American Jewish organization said she was racially profiled and humiliated at Ben-Gurion Airport for hours by local security personnel who wouldn’t believe that she worked for a Jewish organization
Asia Saudi Arabia Women will be part of the General Car Syndicate in Makkah, an executive body that organises the transport of pilgrims through affiliated companies, for the first time since it was established nine decades ago
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The country integrates for the first time a UN peacekeeping mission, through a police commissioner who will join the 'blue helmets' starting this month in South Sudan
Africa Somalia The country announced it had granted banking licences to two foreign institutions, Egypt's Banque Misr and Turkey's Ziraat Katilim, opening up the country to international investment for the first time in decades
Asia Philippines Philippine Post Corporation has partnered with UBX, a leading open financial platform in the country, to launch 'Kasama Lahat', a capacity-building project that will transform the main postal agency into a modern hub offering financial and data services
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo According to the UN, at least 27 million people in the country face food insecurity; the situation may worsen due to recent fighting between the M23 rebel group and the army in the east of the country
Asia Malaysia Malaysia's central bank raised interest rates for the second time this year and they are now up to 2,25%, a decision consistent with the advice of the Monetary Policy Committee
Africa Zimbabwe Crispen Tsavarai, CEO of the Zimbabwe Building Contractors Association, says the group has observed a significant increase in women entering the construction industry, with a big rise in the last year
Asia Indonesia The Indonesian Police will create three new provincial police stations in consequence of the ratification of bills on the creation of three new provinces in Papua
Asia Singapore Most of this year's work accidents involved workers employed by small and medium-sized enterprises and experienced workers; preliminary investigations show that most accidents were caused by avoidable safety deficiencies
Europe Lithuania The Vilnius Biennale for Performance Art has announced an international call for artists to participate in the 2023 event