Asia Philippines An Air Quality Index has been issued amid temporary haze from Indonesian forest fires; The Health Department advised residents to wear masks, limit outdoor activities, and remain indoor if possible
Oceania Papua New Guinea PM Marape urged citizens to respect the electoral process, asking them to be vigilant and to allow all contesting candidates the freedom to campaign and spread plans and policies to raise their hands for the leadership
Africa Rwanda All day schools in Kigali will be closed from 20 to 26 June, while the country will host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
Asia Laos Luang Prabang will organise the Boun Hor Khaopadapdin, with boat racing activities along the Namkhan River, after two years of pandemic; the annual festival is held to feed the spirits with homemade food parcels
Europe Italy Milano Design Week, with Salone del Mobile at its 60th edition and Fuorisalone events returning to its original formula after the pandemic, registered numbers above 2019 and reaffirms the city as world capital of design furniture
Europe Netherlands The FNV - Netherlands Trade Union Confederation - wants the government to set aside €150 million to compensate 4.800 people, mostly care workers, who may lose their jobs due to the effects of Long Covid
Europe North Macedonia Government has set a trade margin of up to 5% for a number of products such as white bread, sugar and sunflower oil until 30 September
Oceania Kiribati A new report 'Addressing British nuclear tests in Kiribati' outlines the damage caused by the UK's tests in Kiribati amid new opportunities for recognition and redress, given Kiribati's role as a party to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
America Costa Rica Hermosa Beach has officially become Central America’s first world surfing reserve, due to its beauty, nature, and its consistency in wave rideability
Asia Pakistan Swat Valley, known as 'Switzerland of Pakistan', attracts millions of tourists every year for snow-capped peaks, blue lakes, verdant plateaus and dense forests; it has been in the news for massive fires that have burnt over 14.000 acres in last 3 weeks
Europe Belgium The Brussels municipality of Evere is banning the consumption of alcohol in public spaces between 20:00 and 07:00 from today, for an indefinite period; selling alcoholic beverages will be still allowed in bars and restaurants
Africa Cameroon The Potager club, a project started two years ago by Erik Kontchou, aims to reconnect urban children with nature, agriculture and farming
Asia Japan The defence minister expressed hope that military intelligence could again be shared smoothly with South Korea, after the foreign minister said an agreement, on the verge of ending under a previous administration, should be normalised
Asia Oman Muscat is among the global cities with affordable public transport, according to a list by Numbeo, one of the world's largest cost-of-living databases that relies on people's data to put together quality-of-life indicators