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
America Saint Kitts and Nevis The organisers of this year’s St. Kitts Music Festival have capped the number of people allowed into the venue on any given night to just over 6.000
Africa Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera announced that he has withdrawn the powers of his deputy, who allegedly received money from a businessman in a corruption case that could put his position in the balance
Africa Sierra Leone Fatmata Binta, a female chef native of Sierra Leone and repository of Fulani culinary traction, triumphed at the 7th edition of the Basque Culinary World Prize, a prestigious award given to those who have managed to combine sustainability and catering
Asia Sri Lanka Over 30 asset managers holding international Sri Lankan bonds have announced the formal launch of a creditor group to begin debt restructuring talks with the island nation
America Costa Rica Jacó Beach has become smoke-free beach: a significant first step to stop cigarette pollution on beaches in the country
Europe Kosovo The government signed with Albania 19 new agreements and memoranda concerning the free movement of people and goods, as well as education, trade and tourism issues, at the eighth bilateral meeting
Asia Turkmenistan With the help of the EU-funded Advice for Small Businesses programme, Atamyrat Saryyev, owner of the Turkmen dairy company Garagum, has rebranded and developed the design of his dairy company's product range
Africa Tunisia President confirmed that draft constitution, subject to a referendum on 25 July, will not enshrine Islam as the "religion of the state"; it will not speak of a state with Islam as its religion, but of belonging to an umma that has Islam as its religion
Europe Poland Prominent liberal opposition newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza published a survey on Polish refugee aid, stating that its own narrative of the country as xenophobic is false, with 73,5% of Poles having participated in some form of assistance to Ukrainian refugees
Europe Germany Immigration Minister is proposing radical plans to rewrite the nationality law, pushing for migrants to obtain citizenship faster and for them to be able to have more than one nationality, making Germany a "modern country for immigration"
Asia Azerbaijan In accordance with the Combat Training Plan for 2022 approved by the Minister of Defence, tactical exercises of the Naval Forces are underway
Asia North Korea Medical crews and epidemiological investigators have been sent to South Hwanghae province, which is battling an outbreak of an as yet unidentified intestinal disease