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
Europe Vatican City For the tenth consecutive year, the Institute for Works of Religion has published its Annual Report containing the 2021 balance sheet, closed with a 18,1 million net profit
Asia Qatar The country has added more than 5.000 poems to the Praise of the Prophet blog of eloquent and nabate poems thanks to the Katara Prize for the Prophet's Poet
Oceania Tonga A donation of 30 farm tractors from the Chinese city of Dongguan in Guangdong Province has been handed over to the state - it is meant as a practical aid for the country's recovery
Asia Singapore The country faces a dengue 'emergency', an epidemic of this seasonal disease that arrived unusually early this year, having exceeded 11.000 cases, well above the 5.258 recorded in 2021, before 1 June, when the peak of dengue season traditionally begins
Africa Eritrea In a new report, the Special Rapporteur describes the human rights situation in the country, particularly with regard to indefinite national/military service, access to justice and the rule of law, civil and political rights and fundamental freedoms
Africa Somalia 'Reconciliation' was the watchword launched by the President at his inauguration ceremony in Mogadishu, saying he will work to reconcile divided political groups and improve relations with neighbouring nations
Europe Lithuania Economy and Innovation Minister Ausrine Armonaite invited the US technology giant Microsoft to expand in Lithuania, as it offers many opportunities for businesses and the public sector to work together to implement innovations
Asia Uzbekistan WB approved a US$ 142 million concessional credit that will support a project to increase the area under sustainable landscape management, restore degraded forest land and promote collaboration with neighbors to replant the transboundary landscape
Europe Kosovo The country will apply for EU membership at the end of this year, according to Prime Minister Albin Kurti, given its efforts to meet the requirements for integration into the bloc for years
Africa Ghana A huge billboard erected in Accra for the Pride Month has been taken down, under pressure from several MPs who asked the chief of police to remove it, thus igniting the debate on the bill proposing to impose harsh penalties on the Lgbtqi+ community
Asia Taiwan Minister of Labour seemed hesitant about a minimum wage increase next year, after President Tsai Ing-wen called for it; traditionally, a committee is convened to decide on the wage rate in the third quarter with government officials and business leaders
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The recently created Association for Citizenship, Technology and Environmental Development promoted an initial clean-up campaign on the outskirts of the city of Sao Tomé
America Saint Lucia The Saint Lucia Labour Party has thanked the Government for fulfilling its promise to reinstate the One Laptop Per Child programme after it distributed over 3800 laptops to Form 1 and 2 students enrolled in 22 secondary schools