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
Oceania Samoa The Samoa Womens' Growers Association wants to help more women grow and produce goods that are attractive and saleable to tourists with the opening of Samoan borders on 1 August 2022
Europe Ireland Plans have been approved to turn the former Magdalene Laundry on Seán McDermott Street in north central Dublin into a national memorial and research centre, becoming a "multipurpose place of consciousness"
Asia Philippines Some McDonald's shops in the Philippines cannot serve chicken as demand increases and supplies do not meet standards
Asia Afghanistan EU has allocated €15 million for child protection and €25 million for polio vaccines; according to UNICEF, children suffer violence and various dangers due to the economic and humanitarian conditions
Europe Hungary According to a report by the Hungarian Energy and Utilities Regulatory Office, the share of total solar power plant production in 2021 was 11,1%, the highest in the EU-27
America Argentina The national Congress has approved a new human rights-based HIV law, that prohibits mandatory testing for HIV and other STIs as part of pre-employment exams, seeks to protect against discrimination in all areas, and ensures the privacy of the diagnosis
Europe Denmark The Danish Energy Agency has postponed the start date of the North Sea Energy Island tender by 12 months, as the Agency wants to carry out more preparatory work after receiving feedback through market dialogues
Asia Nepal According to Pasang Sherpa, president of Pioneer Adventure, Nepali mountaineer Pasang Lhamu Sherpa climbed to the summit of Nanga Parbat on 1 July, becoming the first Nepali woman to scale the 8126 metre peak
Africa Eritrea The College of Business and Social Sciences, based in Adi Keih, graduated 654 students, including 306 first degree and 348 diploma students, at its 15th graduation ceremony
Africa Zambia President of the Italian Republic Mattarella is visiting the country and will address the National Assembly of Zambia today on issues of mutual cooperation
Asia Indonesia The Deputy Minister of Health confirmed that the Ministry will continue to evaluate the dengue haemorrhagic fever prevention programme to ensure its effectiveness; success will be indicated by a decrease in the number of transmissions, treatments, deaths
Africa Guinea-Bissau ECOWAS unanimously elected Umaro Sissoco Embalo, President of Guinea-Bissau, as its new Chairman
Oceania Kiribati The country is facing a constitutional crisis after the government suspended its Chief Justice, leaving the judiciary in disarray as experts raise concerns about the rule of law