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 Singapore The publication of statistics on the racial composition of the prison population and criminals could "deepen" stereotypes, said Law and Home Affairs Minister Shanmugam
Asia Japan Nearly 40 million Japan residents spent the weekend as if in the era before smartphones, after local phone company KDDI Corp. suffered its largest outage to date, affecting both voice calls and data communications
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
America Chile After 13 years of the ongoing drought, the Peñuelas water reservoir in Central Chile has now officially become a desert
Africa Zimbabwe The World Bank has classified Zimbabwe as a lower middle-income country for the 2023 fiscal year
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
Europe Serbia Interior Minister Vulin stated that Western countries should apologise to Serbia rather than forcing it to become a "NATO footsoldier" in the war with Russia, saying that Belgrade will not allow itself to be dragged into the "wars of others"
America Antigua and Barbuda The launch of the 2022 school uniform grant programme kicked off at the Multipurpose Cultural Centre, providing school uniforms to beneficiaries until 2 September
Oceania Solomon Islands The Royal Police Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit has graduated 12 officers who completed level 2 of the International Mine Action Standard (IMAS) specialist operators course requirements
America Brazil As Russia’s largest fertiliser importer, even though there is a fertiliser shortage, President Vladimir Putin ensured President Jair Bolsonaro that their fertiliser trade will remain uninterrupted
America Canada Biologist found tree in North Vancouver nearly as wide as a Boeing 747 cabin; the western red cedar measures between 4,8 and 5,8m in diameter and is one of the biggest and oldest found in BC
America Peru The ongoing protests at copper mines, caused by conflicts with indigenous territory, have decreased mining by 10,69% this past month
America Costa Rica The country has reached 98,58% of renewable electricity generation in the first half of this year; a trend maintained since 2015, thus consolidating the country a world-leading clean energy producer