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
Oceania Tonga Tonga's battle to qualify for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France will continue at Sunshine Coast Stadium, Queensland, next month with the Asia/Pacific play-offs; it will be the first time Tonga will play in Australia in almost 20 years
Africa Tanzania The country on Sunday reversed a decision to lift, for an initial period of six months, a ban on the export of wild animals, in place since 2016, in a suspension that would have helped traders
Asia Qatar A new sculpture, representing part of the headgear worn by Qatari men, has been unveiled in Lusail City, a tribute to local history and traditions
Africa Mali Renowned Malian singer Salif Keita said that countries should do more to protect albinos, stating that five albinos were sacrificed in Mali this year
Europe Slovenia The funeral of Boris Pahor, one of the most relevant voices of the deportation to Nazi concentration camps and of discriminations against Slovenian minority during Italian fascism, will be held tomorrow in Trieste, Italy
Asia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia on Saturday welcomed its first batch of Hajj pilgrims since before the coronavirus pandemic
America Colombia A court in Colombia has ordered President Ivan Duque to be fined and placed under house arrest, for allegedly failing to enact measures to protect the Los Nevados national park
Europe Switzerland After five years of pioneering work, Swiss Post has decided to abandon its drone project as the current regulation for unmanned aerial vehicles does not allow to use them widely enough or operate at a profit
America Ecuador To fight illegal fishing in the Galapagos, the country has established Canadian satellites and sensing technologies to push back against the industrial-scale theft of marine resources
Asia Turkmenistan Kerki International Airport in Turkmenistan is now offering foreign airlines free high-quality maintenance and refuelling services as a strategy to attract foreign airlines
Europe Malta The Used Vehicles Importers Association (UVIA) has suspended two dealerships that were allegedly tampering with the mileage gauges of cars imported from Japan; around 300 cars may have been affected in racket
America Jamaica Elaine Thompson-Herah broke her own meet record yesterday running 10.83 seconds (0.3m/s) to win the women’s 100m at the Diamond League meeting in Rabat, Morocco
Asia Cyprus Cyprus is to become East Med data hub after Greece and Saudi Arabia agreed on a joint venture to lay undersea and land fibre optic data cable that will link Europe with Asia; the project has been named the East to Med data Corridor (EMC)