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
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 Djibouti Fortescue Future Industries announced a new partnership with the government, signing a framework agreement that gives the company access to "study the possibilities of renewable energy resources" in the nation
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
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
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 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 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
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
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
Europe Russia Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on everyone to make efforts to protect international law because, he said, "the world is evolving in a complicated way"
Europe United Kingdom On average, dog attacks to a postman occur 32 times a week, with Royal Mail recording 1.673 dog attacks in the financial year 2021/22
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
Asia Philippines Some McDonald's shops in the Philippines cannot serve chicken as demand increases and supplies do not meet standards