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
Europe Romania An operations centre has been inaugurated in Constanța to improve surveillance of the county and its seaside resorts with 36 monitors to access all the cameras installed
Europe Latvia Defence Minister said the state will reinstate compulsory military service, following growing tension with neighbouring Russia; the country had revoked compulsory military service a few years after joining the Nato defence alliance
Europe Slovenia The Slovenian Commodity Reserves Agency is to buy all the wheat produced by Slovenian farmers this year to protect food stocks and stabilise prices, at the urging of farmers
Europe Andorra The parliamentary Democratic group seeks to put an end to the reckless driving by introducing an amendment to toughen penalties with fines of up to €60.000
Asia India The Indian government has imposed new restrictions on wheat flour exports, after banning grain exports in May to insulate its markets from the global food crisis
Africa Egypt Once again the Suez Canal has announced a record $7bn profit for the 2021-2022 fiscal year, after repeatedly raising transit fees
Asia Nepal The government's spending on social security allowance is set to almost double in two years by the end of the next fiscal year 2022-23 due to measures such as lowering the age of eligibility for old age allowance
Europe Moldova According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the next census in Moldova should be conducted in 2024; a new draft law establishes that the next censuses will be conducted at regular intervals, at least once every 10 years
Asia Kazakhstan The Zhetysu region will implement 24 manufacturing projects, with a focus on production and processing of mineral raw materials, with the creation of 3.400 jobs
Asia Cyprus The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus has submitted its proposals for cooperation with the Republic of Cyprus on hydrocarbons, electricity, renewable energy and water to the UN
Africa Ethiopia According to Unicef, the worst drought in 40 years in the Horn of Africa is reversing decades of civil progress made in combating early marriage and female genital mutilation across Ethiopia
Africa Tanzania Tanzania has doubled the cost of export permits by 93%, causing a huge slowdown in trucks heading to Kenya in the last week as traders and truckers were caught off guard by the new requirement
Europe Estonia An analysis of motor fuel sales data by region shows that the decrease in sales volumes was not equal and that consumption decreased more in regions with lower resident incomes