Asia Indonesia After a 7,7 magnitude earthquake hit Flores, the scientific community said consecutive major earthquakes, (like Venezuela, Colombia) are normal: global earthquake rates remain steady, averaging about 16 major earthquakes, magnitude 7 or higher, each year
Africa eSwatini The online newspaper Swaziland News and its editor Zweli Dlamini have been labelled as "terrorist entities" by the government, accused of inciting "violence, burning of public and state property, seizure of state power and overthrow of government"
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The Director General of the São Tomé and Príncipe Maritime and Port Institute signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Lisbon with his Portuguese counterparts strengthening cooperation with several Portuguese institutions in the sector
Africa Ghana An International Monetary Fund delegation will hold a series of meetings with government officials on Ghana's economic recovery programme, starting today
Asia Iran Iran's decision to produce drones for Tajikistan, a country with strong cultural and ethnic ties to Tehran, marks a major milestone for the country; the drone factory in Tajikistan will be its first offshore weapons production facility
Europe Sweden NATO's 30 allies signed the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland yesterday, sending the two nations' membership offers to the alliance capitals for legislative approval
Africa Equatorial Guinea The Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea celebrated the 36th anniversary of its founding on 4 July with various activities
America Guatemala Due to the national airport’s recent disorganisation, heavy traffic, and lack of personnel, the Tourism Chamber has implemented an emergency board for the airport in order to address such urgent matters caused by an increasing amount of tourism
Europe Albania PM loudly expressed his disappointment with the accession process, the EU's "impotence" and Bulgaria's veto over Skopje and de facto Tirana, calling the way the EU works "obsolete"
Africa Cameroon Two people will be tried this week at the Court of First Instance in Bonaberi, Douala, for illegal possession of a mandrill, following their arrest by wildlife officers
Africa Kenya The economy grew by 6,8% in the first three months of the year, the highest in 22 years, new data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics; the expansion of GDP is due to rebounds in most economic activities after COVID measures have been rolled out
Africa Gabon Together with Togo, the country recently joined the Commonwealth, which thus reaching 56 members
Europe Czech Republic The limitations of the European defence industry are due to strict regulations, a lack of raw materials and the inability to apply research results in practice, said Jiří Hynek, representative of the Czech arms industry
Africa Botswana A ceremony just took place to celebrate the first water-saving and drought-resistant rice harvest, a breakthrough supported by China that should help curb the impact of climate change, improve agricultural production and guarantee food security