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
Europe Norway Tennis player Casper Ruud, world number 8 in the ATP ranking, has become the first Norwegian man to reach a Grand Slam singles final
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
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
America Brazil The country, first in the world to recognize Angola's independence, has signed an agreement with the state to strengthen their cooperation for the agro-industry as well as bilateral relations
Africa Seychelles A new autism centre was inaugurated by First Lady Linda Ramkalawan at North East Point and will be run by the non-governmental organisation 'Autism Seychelles', employing specialized, dedicated staff
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
Asia Jordan Two memoranda of understanding have been signed yesterday, respectively with Jordanian Integrated Company to explore copper in Dana area, and with Turkish Solvest Trade and Industry Co Ltd to explore gold in Abu Khashiba area
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
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
Europe Liechtenstein In the first two months of official social media activity, government has allegedly spent 13.000 francs, around €12.000, on photos, videos and software
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
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)