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
Africa Cameroon The Potager club, a project started two years ago by Erik Kontchou, aims to reconnect urban children with nature, agriculture and farming
Asia Nepal Undermining the spirit of federalism and decentralisation, the federal government continues to manage small-scale infrastructure projects that should be executed by provinces and local governments
Asia Laos Luang Prabang will organise the Boun Hor Khaopadapdin, with boat racing activities along the Namkhan River, after two years of pandemic; the annual festival is held to feed the spirits with homemade food parcels
Africa Uganda In Karamoja, located between South Sudan and Kenya, one of Uganda's most unstable and long-suffering regions, over half a million people - 40% of the population - suffer from hunger; the figures contrast sharply with those of the rest of the country
Asia Pakistan Swat Valley, known as 'Switzerland of Pakistan', attracts millions of tourists every year for snow-capped peaks, blue lakes, verdant plateaus and dense forests; it has been in the news for massive fires that have burnt over 14.000 acres in last 3 weeks
Oceania Kiribati A new report 'Addressing British nuclear tests in Kiribati' outlines the damage caused by the UK's tests in Kiribati amid new opportunities for recognition and redress, given Kiribati's role as a party to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
America Costa Rica Hermosa Beach has officially become Central America’s first world surfing reserve, due to its beauty, nature, and its consistency in wave rideability
Europe North Macedonia Government has set a trade margin of up to 5% for a number of products such as white bread, sugar and sunflower oil until 30 September
Asia Qatar The country has added more than 5.000 poems to the Praise of the Prophet blog of eloquent and nabate poems thanks to the Katara Prize for the Prophet's Poet
Europe Iceland Several interconnected caves dating back to the 9th century Viking Age have been discovered by scientists near the village of Oddi in the south-west; the caves are probably part of a much larger system
Oceania Tonga A donation of 30 farm tractors from the Chinese city of Dongguan in Guangdong Province has been handed over to the state - it is meant as a practical aid for the country's recovery
Africa Seychelles 500.000 people travel each year between the two main islands of Seychelles; the construction of the new ferry terminal to reduce congestion has begun
Asia India After over eight years of deadlock in negotiations on a comprehensive trade agreement, India is set to formally restart talks with the EU these days, with the aim of reaching an agreement before both go to the polls in 2024