Oceania Nauru Nauru embraces a name change, and the beginning of renewed national pride, as the President decided to get back to traditional name Naoero for the country without holding a referendum
Asia Qatar The National Cyber Security Agency has trained more than 15.000 employees of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education as part of the cybercrime prevention training programme
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
Africa Namibia The country has announced its intention to reopen uranium mines due to the rising price of the item, wanting to emerge as a preferred source and producer of the fuel used to produce nuclear energy
Asia Mongolia The government has decided to declare 2023 and 2024 as 'Years to Visit Mongolia' to promote the country's pandemic-hit tourism sector, aiming to attract 1 million foreign tourists in 2024
Europe Slovakia Ministry of Agriculture expressed reservations about the new legal framework for pesticide use proposed by the Commission in June as part of the Nature Restoration Act to reduce use by 50% by 2030
Africa Morocco Morocco's foreign exchange tourism revenues reached $20bn in the first five months of 2022, a 173% increase compared to 2021
Europe Norway Starting this autumn, several roads will be opened to heavier vehicles, such as logging trucks, modular trucks and similar vehicles, in line with transport industry initiatives and will lead to greater efficiency in both the forestry and transport sectors
Asia Cambodia The country is using a national movement to achieve mine-free status by 2025, having raised funds from charitable individuals to help realise the goal
Asia Kuwait Over the past seven years, 620 suicide cases have been recorded in Kuwait and the Indian community tops the list, with 55% of the overall statistics covering the period from 2015 to November 2021
Europe United Kingdom Consumer interest in solar panels has increased in recent months as Brits look for ways to reduce their energy bills; the number of eBay searches for solar panels and batteries increased 54% and 134% respectively in June compared to last year
America Uruguay The government has imported millions of frozen flies, to then revive them, and release them in the wild with the aim of killing a cattle parasite that is causing losses equivalent to US$40 million a year
Europe Croatia The first Croatian trial initiated by the European Public Prosecutor's Office for the abuse of European subsidies ended in a plea bargain and without jail after the defendant pleaded guilty, in a case that generated a lot of media attention
America Jamaica The country a recorded 17,1% drop in the birth rate between 2011 and 2021, according to the Statistical Office of Jamaica