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
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
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
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 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
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
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 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
Africa Djibouti A transit and protection centre for street children and vulnerable migrants has been inaugurated after more than three years of work by IOM, the Government of Djibouti and the European Union Delegation in Djibouti
Europe Malta Professor Frank Bezzina, pro-rector of the University of Malta and author of several academic studies, will serve as president for the periods when President George Vella is abroad
Africa Niger Together with Algeria and Nigeria, the country has resumed talks on the relaunch of a 10-year project to channel gas across the Sahara, a potential opportunity for Europe to diversify its sources
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
Asia Vietnam Vietnam has been named second, after India, among the countries with the most beautiful women by the online magazine Global Beauties, which ranks all entrants to beauty pageants each year