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
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 Belarus A Belarus-Latin America forum will be held in Moscow at the Commercial and Cultural Complex of the Belarusian Embassy today
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
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
America Canada Many citizens are unaware of the of forced child labour in the products they buy according to World Vision Canada, a non-profit agency - though government Bill S-211 would mandate Canadian firms to check supply chain to protect workers
Asia Maldives First Lady Fazna Ahmed gave a virtual address at the high-level roundtable on mental health, emphasising the importance of mental health support at a time when global events lead to mental illness
Africa Namibia The President of the Republic commended the efforts made to eliminate conflicts and unify the various components of society, emphasising the steps taken to combat poverty through the establishment of good governance mechanisms
America Haiti At least eight inmates have died in an overcrowded prison that ran out of food two months ago; in UN Security Council's report released this month, 54 deaths in prisons related to malnutrition were documented between January and April alone
Africa Lesotho Petroleum Fund and its Ghanaian counterpart the National Petroleum Authority are collaborating to improve the efficiency of the downstream petroleum sector in both countries
Asia Mongolia The Cabinet approved a resolution to provide MIAT Airlines with MNT 4,7 billion (USD 1,5 million) to increase the frequency of the Frankfurt-Ulaanbaatar route given the increased passenger flow at the start of the tourist season
Asia India The Reserve Bank of India has informed fintech startups that it is banning the practice of loading non-bank prepaid payment instruments, like prepaid cards; the move may threaten the existence of many of the fintech startups
Africa Central African Republic President of the Republic Touadéra, on a week-long working visit to Istanbul, Turkey, met with several investors, inviting them to settle in the country
Europe Italy An overall record-breaking performance at the World Swimming Championships in Budapest concluded yesterday brought Italy at second place behind the USA, the highest ever reached