Asia Thailand Rubella has been eliminated in Thailand as a public health threat, achieving the WHO criteria for interruption of endemic transmission; imported cases is now the key concern, especially for infections during pregnancy
Asia Japan The decision to hold a state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving in Japan’s history who was assassinated on 8 July, has been met with mixed reactions, with critics questioning the use of state money to fund the ceremony
America Panama The government has reduced fuel prices and frozen rates in other essential products after a series of heavy protests against inflation and corruption took place
Africa Madagascar The World Bank has approved the second phase of the Programme for Improving Nutrition Outcomes through the multiphase programme approach to continue helping Madagascar address stunting in children
America Dominica The Government of Dominica has launched the Future Homes Programme, through which it will build homes for sale to people employed in the public and private sectors to give young citizens access to affordable and resilient housing
America El Salvador The UN is going to conduct a special mission in the country in order to evaluate the current emergency situation that is causing thousands of inmate deaths
Europe Denmark Sales of electric vehicles have increased by 65% in the past year and Confused.com predicts that in Denmark more than half of the new vehicles will be electric by 2035
Europe Belarus President Lukashenko took part in the opening ceremony of the XXXI International Arts Festival 'Slavianski Bazaar' in Vitebsk, the fourth largest city in Belarus, on Thursday evening
America Grenada The Grenada Tourism Authority has partnered with the Spicemas Corporation to promote Grenada's Carnival 'Spicemas' throughout the Caribbean
Africa Equatorial Guinea After a month of debate to choose between four proposals submitted to Equatorial Guinea for the implementation of the online visa, VFS-GLOBAL, a leading Swiss outsourcing and technology company, was selected
Africa Central African Republic President Touadera received Italian diplomats as Italy formally asked the Central African Republic to support its bid to host the Universal Expo 2030
Asia Sri Lanka Sri Lankan lawmakers have gathered to begin choosing a new leader for the remainder of the term abandoned by the president, who fled abroad and resigned after mass protests over the country's economic collapse
Europe Hungary The European Commission has referred Hungary to the EU Court of Justice, accusing Budapest of restricting sexual rights and press freedom
Asia Turkmenistan President Berdimuhamedov gave instructions to modernise the existing tax system into an electronic system