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 Cyprus Presidential candidate Achilleas Demetriades calls for widening of access to abortions and proposed the expansion of medical coverage under the national health scheme, which should include psychological support
Asia Lebanon The civil marriage controversy is being discussed, with civil rights activists accusing religious courts of discriminating against women and claiming that Lebanese are treated differently depending on their religious affiliation
Africa Botswana American online travel company TripAdvisor ranked 10 Cresta Marakanelo Limited hotels among the top 10% of hotels worldwide during the recent Travellers' Choice awards publication
Africa Sao Tome and Principe Chinese Ambassador to the country said works for the upgrading of the international airport in Sao Tomé - technically challenging - are being planned for 2023
Asia Kazakhstan Frontier has launched a new travel offer for its routes connecting Tampa, USA to the country, with fares under $100 non-stop
America Guatemala The government has declared a red state alert due to the weather, as the heavy rains have affected over half a million inhabitants
Europe Liechtenstein Eduardo Chillad’s sculpture ‘Tower of Liberty’ has been flown back to Planken from its exhibition site in Vaduz
Asia Afghanistan The Taliban vowed not to interfere with the international aid supplies flowing into Afghanistan after last week’s devastating earthquake
America Paraguay In order to ensure food security, the UN has partnered with over 5.700 rural households to create home orchards, which have already begun to successfully alleviate the food emergency situation in the country’s remote regions
Africa Comoros The Comoros Defence Force in collaboration with officials of the Mwali National Park organised a control operation in the Mwali forest, where anonymous people are carrying out environmentally harmful activities
Europe Estonia Preliminary results of state examinations by Education and Youth Council show that the national average score on graduation examination decreased slightly due to distance learning, while the results of Estonian language remained unchanged
Africa Liberia The Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Dr Natalia Kanem, has appointed Ms Bidisha Pillai as the new Country Representative in Liberia
Africa Uganda Uganda Revenue Authority has established mechanisms to start taxing Facebook and other internet giants; the move is one of the strategies expected to earn Uganda at least 25 trillion shillings in domestic revenue in the 2022/23 fiscal year