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 Namibia A nationwide mobile SIM registration and awareness campaign has been launched by the Namibian Communications Regulatory Authority, in a bid to integrate e-commerce and e-governance systems
Europe Russia Foreign Minister Lavrov, visiting Turkey, said on Wednesday that Moscow is ready to ensure the safe passage of ships from Ukraine
Asia Brunei The Sultan announced an early reshuffle of government ministers in a special address broadcast nationwide; Hajah Romaizah was appointed Minister of Education, becoming the first woman minister in the Brunei government
Europe Andorra Concèntric, the commercial revival event launched last year, is being held today, offering live music and discounts and promotions of up to 30% at participating establishments before the start of the summer sales
Asia Afghanistan Tens of millions of dollars disappeared from Afghan government bank accounts during the Taliban takeover in August, according to a US government watchdog report released Monday
Africa Djibouti The chairman of the African Development Bank Group met with President Guelleh over the weekend to discuss ways to transform Djibouti into an information, communication and technology hub in East Africa
America Saint Lucia Fifty Saint Lucians have graduated from the first farmer training programme; Taiwan's ambassador to Saint Lucia reminded that the country spends millions of dollars importing fruits and vegetables
America Argentina The country has become the first in the world to approve the selling of nationally developed, genetically modified wheat that is resistant to drought and herbicides
Europe North Macedonia An electronic application for high school enrollment in the country is being enabled, for the first time ever, by logging on to the e-services portal of the Ministry of Education and Science
Oceania New Zealand A project for a real-time asthma risk prediction tool - which gathers info from the environment and smart devices - to help predict asthma attacks is one of University of Auckland projects awarded a Health Research Council Emerging Researcher First Grant
Asia North Korea Adding a skyscraper and simplifying the exterior design of flats in a new 10.000-home Pyongyang neighborhood, the country has changed plans for its biggest housing project of the year
Europe Sweden The country announced a ban on issuing new licences for coal, oil and natural gas extraction as of 1 July
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina WWF welcomed Parliament's decision to suspend the building of small hydropower plants, as their construction and operation proved to be a terrible blow to rivers and the natural world