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 Cape Verde The creation of a municipal farm and two fields for pasture production to support livestock farmers in drought years are two projects that the São Filipe Municipality has in its agenda to improve the livestock sector
Africa Angola New domestic and foreign investments will affect the Okavango-Zambezi transboundary area, one of southern Africa's largest reservoirs of biodiversity in sectors such as ecotourism, agriculture, agribusiness, airport management and logging
Africa Somalia At least seven million people will be affected by drought before the end of the year unless there is a massive effort by local institutions and international organisations, said the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia
Asia Bahrain Zain has completed an innovative street lighting solution that transforms existing streetlights into Zain 5G sites to enhance 5G deployment in Bahrain Bay
Asia Turkey About 250.000 Turkish citizens have quit smoking with the help of 'Alo 171', a telephone line that connects smokers with health officials who help them quit; the figure represents one third of the total number of calls, 700.000
America Peru Two new lizard species have been discovered in the historical sanctuary of Machu Picchu, proving the protection policies of the sanctuary successful
Asia Kuwait The country announced 5 requirements for pilgrims to apply for the Hajj, like being under 65 years old and fully vaccinated and having health insurance to cover treatment costs in case of contracting Coronavirus
Europe Finland About a third of young Finns are worried that working life is too hard, reveals a survey commissioned by Economy and Youth; percentage of young people worried about the burden of working life has increased by 10 points since 2020
America Chile With over 5.000 years of age, an ancient cypress in the country is now classified by experts as the oldest single tree in the world whose age is scientifically confirmed
Oceania Fiji The government is addressing gender inequality through budget allocations via the Institutional Capacity Building Initiative, calling on Fijians to work together for gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls
Europe Slovakia As many as a quarter of Slovaks would change jobs if they lost the possibility of working from home, according to a survey entitled 'Hybrid Work Model as a New Standard' conducted by the agency Focus for Microsoft on a sample of 1.071 employees
America Barbados Health experts at the University of the West Indies expressed alarm at the high rates of diabetes, heart attacks (10/week) and strokes (14/week), urging the population to take control by using greater responsibility for their health
Europe Belarus The Belarusian public organisation Sister Cities has proposed to organise a meeting between the sister cities of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in 2023