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 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 Oman Oman's pavilion, first participation of the Sultanate at the Art Biennale 2022 in Venice, Italy, reflects the creativity and diversity of Oman's arts and culture, as stated by the Ministry's Undersecretary for Culture, Sport and Youth
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
Africa Guinea The Chimpanzee Conservation Centre helps puppies that are left alone or have been injured to find their freedom; the country is a crucial hub for traffickers, who capture the puppies to sell them as pets
Europe Liechtenstein 300 years old traditional cheese should be produced with milk from Liechtenstein only according to the production specification lately discussed, but not yet signed
Europe Romania EFdeN, the only team representing Romania at the Solar Decathlon Europe 21/22, won three prizes with its solar house prototype, VATRA
Europe Portugal A recent discovery by a group of researchers in the Algarve has uncovered a new species of microscopic mud dragon; the marine animal serves as an indicator of the health of the ecosystem
Asia Saudi Arabia Saudia airline offers a new baggage transport service for its Hajj customers, an initiative to ensure smooth travel arrangements for visiting pilgrims and limit overcrowding and long waits at the airport during baggage and check-in procedures
Europe Croatia The material well-being of Croatian households, as measured by actual individual consumption, increased in 2021, although it is still 30% below the EU average, the Statistical Office of the European Union recently reported
Asia Laos The country begins supplying electricity to Singapore under the Laos-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore Power Integration Project
Africa Madagascar The state will provide additional aid of 120 billion ariary (almost US$30 million) to Jirama, a state-owned electric utility and water services company in the country
Africa Chad The Chadian diaspora contributes to the achievement of sustainable development goals through remittances, according to the IOM, which conducted a study on a sample of over 800 households in N'Djamena
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