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 Mauritius Meningitis vaccination for pilgrims intending to perform the Hajj in Saudi Arabia will be offered today in several hospitals - the vaccination is a prerequisite for pilgrims
Africa Libya The first skatepark in Tripoli was inaugurated; funded by the US Embassy it was built by the NGO Make Life Skate Life with the help of volunteers from around the world
Africa Gabon The authorities have launched an anti-poaching operation to search for weapons and game belonging to potential poachers, a response to reports of increased poaching activity in some areas
Africa Lesotho Soil erosion - increased by overgrazing and climate change - is the direct cause of wetland degradation in Lesotho, according to the latest results of the field survey conducted by FAO in collaboration with the government
Asia Bangladesh All unlicensed hospitals, clinics and private diagnostic centres will be closed, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said; private health organisations that do not provide quality services will be admonished
America Bahamas Highlighting the new benefits and opportunities of the 2022/2023 budget, PM and Finance Minister Davis said one of the most pressing critical national needs is to improve the level of individual and national health care
Europe Latvia The high-level international forum "Steering Education: From Imagination to Impact”, about global technological and social changes, takes place today in Riga, organized by the Ministry of Education and the Agency for the Development of Education
Europe Albania The European Court of Human Rights has found the government guilty of segregating Roma and Egyptian children in a school in Korca, in the south of the country, in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights, in a case filed by Roma Rights Centre
Asia East Timor The 54-year-old Archbishop of Dili Carmo da Silva is one of the new cardinals announced to be appointed this August by Pope Francis; President José Ramos-Horta congratulated the cleric
Asia Uzbekistan WB has approved a $15 million soft loan for the 5-year financial sector reform project, with actions such as privatisation of state-owned commercial banks, strengthening financial preparedness for natural disasters, and creating a development bank
Europe Ireland Hundreds of schools have asked for government help in responding to the refugee crisis in Ukraine, as class sizes and requests for funding for books, iPads and school trips have drastically increased
Europe Poland Poland has the largest gas storage reserves in Europe and the highest gas storage rate, with 95% of its storage facilities full, totalling 3,35 billion cubic metres
Asia Singapore Singaporean Peter Chong, 80, became the oldest person to climb the highest mountain in the Philippines, Mount Apo, an inactive volcano rising 2.954 metres above mean sea level