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 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
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
Oceania Kiribati A nationwide state of calamity has been recently declared after below-normal rainfall caused high salinity levels in water sources at major monitoring wells
Africa Guinea-Bissau President of the Republic Sissoco appointed Brigadier General Quintino Quadé as the new President of the Military High Court; Quadé graduated in law in the former Czechoslovakia and is a career judge at the Military Court
Oceania Papua New Guinea Air Niugini and PNG Hunters Rugby Football Club have renewed their agreement for another three years: Air Niugini supports the SP PNG Hunters club's travels to and from Queensland and within Papua New Guinea
America Barbados Technical problems that occurred in the testing phase of registration for the new Trident ID Card have been resolved and the next phase where the public will be able to register begins today as planned
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 Mauritius Cash prizes were awarded to athletes and coaches for participation in international championships in Ju Jitsu, cycling, kickboxing, judo and athletics, and 46 sports clubs received grants
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
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
Asia Myanmar The junta's plans to execute political opponents, events that took place in early June and would be the country's first judicial executions since 1990, could constitute war crimes or crimes against humanity, a UN official said
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
Oceania Nauru The country received 6.600 doses of Covid-19 paediatric vaccine from Pfizer thanks to Australian Government support and UNICEF intervention