Asia Cyprus Cyprus is one of Europe’s ten largest video game industries by revenue, with over 400 companies generating an estimated €3,2 billion in 2025; report by Cyprus Game Makers Association CYGMA says sector is dynamic and largely absent from official statistics
Europe Sweden The country is submitting an update to its gambling laws that includes a looser stance on offshore operators, not approving a plan that would have given the authorities the possibility of blocking all forms of unlicensed gambling
Asia Sri Lanka Considering the current fuel crisis the Council of Ministers approved the proposal to declare Friday a public holiday for public sector employees, with the exception of essential workers, for a period of three months
Africa Rwanda All day schools in Kigali will be closed from 20 to 26 June, while the country will host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
Asia Tajikistan The latest Migration and Development Brief notes that, in terms of share in gross domestic product (GDP) by 2021, the country is among the top three recipients of remittances (34,5%), after Lebanon (54%) and Tonga (44%)
Africa Tunisia The Tunisian trade union UGTT announced a national public sector strike beginning today in protest against rising inflation and to prevent the privatisation of major state-owned companies
Asia North Korea The Foreign Ministry is believed to have denounced the US-led joint exercises and security pacts in Asia, saying they are destabilising the Korean peninsula and increasing the risk of military conflict
Africa Republic of the Congo Two new tax offices were inaugurated in Brazzaville, Makélékélé and Mfilou; ten tax offices are under construction across the country with a total estimated cost of CFAF 4 billion, €6 million
Asia Japan The defence minister expressed hope that military intelligence could again be shared smoothly with South Korea, after the foreign minister said an agreement, on the verge of ending under a previous administration, should be normalised
Asia Cyprus The University of Cyprus Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering joined the growing number of critics and asked full transparency and unobstructed access to information on the Akamas development plan to assess its environmental impact
Europe Belgium The Brussels municipality of Evere is banning the consumption of alcohol in public spaces between 20:00 and 07:00 from today, for an indefinite period; selling alcoholic beverages will be still allowed in bars and restaurants
Europe Italy Milano Design Week, with Salone del Mobile at its 60th edition and Fuorisalone events returning to its original formula after the pandemic, registered numbers above 2019 and reaffirms the city as world capital of design furniture
Asia Oman Muscat is among the global cities with affordable public transport, according to a list by Numbeo, one of the world's largest cost-of-living databases that relies on people's data to put together quality-of-life indicators
Europe Netherlands The FNV - Netherlands Trade Union Confederation - wants the government to set aside €150 million to compensate 4.800 people, mostly care workers, who may lose their jobs due to the effects of Long Covid