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 Mozambique The Zinave National Park welcomed its first white rhinos in 40 years on Friday after 19 of the threatened animals completed a 1.600-kilometre truck ride from South Africa
Africa Cape Verde The Lusafrica label, founded by José da Silva in the late 1980s, allows young emerging artists to find space and a chance to showcase, especially after the suffering of the pandemic
Oceania Fiji ADB and the Ministry of Economy have signed a $150 million loan agreement to promote economic recovery and various other local sectors, as well as climate change and green growth, long-standing cross-cutting themes in Fiji's development agenda
Asia Qatar Nearly 90 million vehicles have entered The Pearl Island since 2016, with an increase of 77% in 2021 compared to 2016, according to data of United Development Company, the master developer of The Pearl and Gewan Islands
Africa Togo The government is providing the hotel managers with tools and training to help mitigate the jihadist threat in the country, as the authorities believe the terrorists may use hotels as hiding places
Africa Tunisia The draft of the new Constitution, that will be submitted to a referendum on 25 July, has been published in the Official Gazette and it consists of ten chapters and 142 articles
Asia Cyprus The country can become a regional educational, research and excellence centre and there is a targeted government policy for higher education, said President Anastasiades addressing the graduation ceremony of the University of Cyprus
Europe Norway Over the past 10 years, number of Norwegians diagnosed with mole cancer has increased by 40%, for men over the age of 50 the increase has been almost 60%; last year, 2443 people in Norway fell ill with mole cancer
Europe Netherlands Young transgender people, some even as young as 14, are buying drugs online to start transitioning on their own as waiting times for official treatment are very long; waits can be longer than 3 years, NOS reports after interviewing over 700 people
Europe Moldova The registration procedure for veterinary drugs will be simplified without affecting the minimum quality and safety requirements - as per a bill just approved by the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture and the Food Industry
Asia Laos The country begins supplying electricity to Singapore under the Laos-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore Power Integration Project
Asia Taiwan Daxi-Daxi Folk Festival, a very participapated pop encounter of traditional culture and young generations, returns in person today after a 2-years COVID hiatus
America Dominican Republic The pollution generated by the Punta Catalina thermal power plant covers much of the country and almost all of Haiti, according to a six-month study conducted by environmental specialists in the province of Peravia