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
Europe Greece Authorities approved a new project for a hotel complex, golf course, heliport, tourist village, marina and renewable energy facilities in Saronida, creating more than 800 permanent jobs and over 1.200 positions during construction
America Antigua and Barbuda Ratification of conventions to prevent workplace harassment and the inclusion of domestic workers' rights in the Caribbean are among the talking points of trade unionists who gathered for a two-day seminar in Antigua
Asia Bangladesh The European Commission is providing funding of €1,2 million for emergency assistance to those affected by the current floods in the north-eastern and northern regions of the country; this year's floods are considered worse than those in 1998 and 2004
Europe Moldova Approximately 350 socially vulnerable families, with twins or triplets, in the capital received dairy products for the feeding of infants under one year of age in the past year, with approximately €50.000 invested in such products
Africa Tanzania The country is home to 257.808 refugees and asylum seekers, and the government has pledged to continue to be 'an icon of African generosity and hospitality towards refugees, despite the expense and sacrifices involved'
Africa Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea's Ambassador to the EU, Carmelo Nvono-Ncá, held a meeting with the European Commission's Aviation Security Unit, with the aim of advancing technical collaboration
America Panama The UN has recognised the country for its innovative approaches for dealing with the sanitary emergency, which includes the creation of a medical chatbot that can attend over 600 patients a day
Europe Monaco Sotheby's has announced the opening of a Monaco-based private sales gallery next month; the Principality will see a full-time Sotheby's location, the first in Europe, dedicated entirely to private sales of art, luxury goods and design objects
Europe Luxembourg Free sunscreen stations have been installed across the country, with the Luxembourg Cancer Foundation operating 19 stations, each of which distributes free sunscreen and offers advice on how to protect from the sun
Africa eSwatini Ntsika Kota has become the first Eswatini to win the 2022 Commonwealth short story award, with the short story "And the earth drank deep"
America Uruguay During the past two years, public workers have lost approximately 6% of their real wage due to inflation, causing them to temporarily block major public institutions and demand the state a wage raise
Europe Belarus A Belarus-Latin America forum will be held in Moscow at the Commercial and Cultural Complex of the Belarusian Embassy today
Europe Montenegro The Ministry of Capital Investment is examining the possibility of rebuilding the existing state-owned capacities at the Bar terminal, allocated for the storage of oil derivative reserves to companies that do not have their own storage capacities