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
Europe Spain The country is making great strides in the development of green hydrogen thanks to a growing wind and solar power complex; it accounted for 20% of the world's green hydrogen projects in Q1, 2022, second only to the US, sayd Wood Mackenzie
Europe Norway Meteorologists will test a new definition for a local 'heat wave' this summer, which has to be warmer for a longer period of time, as climate change has led to warmer temperatures more frequently
Europe Switzerland After the downturn due to the pandemic, the earnings of CEOs of Swiss companies are now on the rise, with bonuses rising most significantly in 2021; according to an AWPLink analysis, the average pay rose about 15% year-on-year
Europe Portugal A dedicated Eurobarometer study shows that Portugal is the second country in the bloc that 'feels most the economic consequences of the war in Ukraine, which most European countries say they have not yet felt'
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
America Ecuador The government decided to intensify price controls in the midst of the protests that are taking place in the country: governors will have to carry out operations and price control mechanisms to prevent speculation
America Bahamas A report by Bloomberg places the Bahamas in the top ten of the most distressed emerging markets
Asia Thailand While a study reveals that 90% of Thailand's hotel general managers are men, major event in Phuket 'Mind The Gap' with more than 100 industry delegates sought to address the challenges still present for women hoteliers in the country
Oceania New Zealand Air New Zealand is increasing the number of seats, adding other 40.000 seats and hundreds more workers, but warns that ticket prices will be affected by the cost of fuel
Africa Madagascar The country celebrates Independence Day today, as it officially became an independent republic on 26 June 1960, with Philibert Tsiranana as its first president
Europe Netherlands A new night train connecting Amsterdam and Barcelona is planned; proposed by the start-up European Sleeper, it could be launched by December 2023 or earlier, according to the company's application to the Dutch Consumer and Market Authority
Asia Qatar The Cabinet approved a draft law on combating the concealment of non-Qatari commercial, economic and professional activities in violation of the law
Asia South Korea The country successfully carried out the first satellite launch with a domestically developed rocket, reinforcing its growing aerospace ambitions and demonstrating that it possesses the key technologies needed to launch spy satellites