Africa Tanzania A comprehensive voluntary repatriation program has been finalized to bring back Tanzanian citizens living in South Africa, following growing impatience towards African immigrants; in co-operation with local authorities, returnees will undergo verification
America Barbados Barbados collected five silver medals and one bronze medal at the 2022 Caribbean Games; Danielle Treasure was the first person to win a medal for Barbados at the Caribbean Games
Africa Malawi The country will work with neighbouring Zambia to improve trade relations between the two countries, ensuring that people carrying out their activities do not encounter problems at the borders
Asia Kyrgyzstan A draft law 'On Renewable Energy Sources', just signed by the President, aims at increasing the production of energy from renewable sources, also in response to the shortage of electricity in the country
Europe North Macedonia The 'Confucius Institute' will offer in Bitola schools various activities aimed at teaching the Chinese language at the initial, intermediate and advanced levels, as well as courses in traditional Chinese - calligraphy or artistic papermaking
America Trinidad and Tobago In Trinidad and Tobago, state-owned bank First Citizens has said it is open to establishing banking operations in Guyana and Jamaica in a bid to grow beyond its home market
Asia China Shanghai tourism is relieved by the reopening of Disneyland after 3 months; however, capacity levels will still be controlled and all guests wishing to enter will have to prove a negative COVID-19 test within the previous 72 hours
Africa Mauritius During institutional meetings with officials from Israel, much attention was given to exploring possibilities for cooperation in key sectors such as tourism
Asia Pakistan Cows were hoisted from the roof of a building ahead of today's Eid al-Adha, or 'Feast of Sacrifice', in Karachi; the animals are kept on the roof for a year, cared for by their owners, before celebrating Eid al-Adha with the slaughter of the animal
Africa Morocco The country will reactivate two large power plants thanks to liquefied natural gas transported from Spain via the Maghreb-Europe Pipeline, after Algiers' decision to cut off gas supplies
America Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis made known to the Caribbean Community Heads of Government that more than US$40 billion is needed to strengthen the region's defences against climate change and natural disasters
Asia Lebanon The country is once again seeking to bring Syrian refugees on its territory back to to their homes, with talks underway with Syria to ensure a "safe and dignified" return of refugees, although international guarantees are lacking
America Cuba The Neonatology Department of the Camilo Cienfuegos Provincial Hospital commissioned state-of-the-art equipment to detect congenital heart disease in newborns as an important step to further reduce the infant mortality rate
Africa Rwanda The Rwanda Water Resources Council intends to prequalify contractors for the construction of the multifunctional Muvumba dam and the installation of the power plant