America Costa Rica Water access became a hot topic after Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers said tariffs haven't been updated since 2018, foreseeing an abrupt increase; meanwhile, villages close to the capital recur to buying bottles to avoid contaminated, unhealthy water
Asia Azerbaijan The first half of 2022 was full of memorable events in the field of Azerbaijan's youth and sports policies, given the numerous reforms and successes of athletes, as stated by the head of the Sports Department of the country's Ministry of Youth and Sports
America Saint Lucia The Saint Lucia Labour Party has thanked the Government for fulfilling its promise to reinstate the One Laptop Per Child programme after it distributed over 3800 laptops to Form 1 and 2 students enrolled in 22 secondary schools
Europe Kosovo The country will apply for EU membership at the end of this year, according to Prime Minister Albin Kurti, given its efforts to meet the requirements for integration into the bloc for years
Asia Kazakhstan The country has discussed with TotalEnergies the construction of a 1GW wind farm near Lake Balkhash; the wind farm - with an electricity storage system - is expected to attract around US$ 1,6 billion to the national economy
Africa Eritrea In a new report, the Special Rapporteur describes the human rights situation in the country, particularly with regard to indefinite national/military service, access to justice and the rule of law, civil and political rights and fundamental freedoms
Europe Slovakia Slovak scientists are playing a key role in an international project for a new European solar telescope to unlock the Sun's secrets using what has been described as the "most powerful instrument ever conceived to observe it"
Asia Taiwan Minister of Labour seemed hesitant about a minimum wage increase next year, after President Tsai Ing-wen called for it; traditionally, a committee is convened to decide on the wage rate in the third quarter with government officials and business leaders
Asia Singapore The country faces a dengue 'emergency', an epidemic of this seasonal disease that arrived unusually early this year, having exceeded 11.000 cases, well above the 5.258 recorded in 2021, before 1 June, when the peak of dengue season traditionally begins
Europe Estonia An auction to issue frequency licences in the second 5G frequency band is about to begin with invitations to participate sent to three communications companies
Africa Egypt A programme for the economic and social empowerment of women, worth US$ 39 million over five years, has been launched in seven governorates with US support; it's implemented by the Pathfinder International Foundation
Africa Ghana A huge billboard erected in Accra for the Pride Month has been taken down, under pressure from several MPs who asked the chief of police to remove it, thus igniting the debate on the bill proposing to impose harsh penalties on the Lgbtqi+ community
Asia Uzbekistan WB approved a US$ 142 million concessional credit that will support a project to increase the area under sustainable landscape management, restore degraded forest land and promote collaboration with neighbors to replant the transboundary landscape
Europe Slovenia Democrats, Parliament's largest opposition party, have proposed that drug tests be mandatory for public office holders, arguing it is "in the public interest to know whether politicians are taking prohibited drugs"