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
Asia Israel A laser-based air defence system that Israel hopes to deploy from early 2023 to neutralise rockets and drones will cost as little as $2 per intercept, PM Bennett said, calling it a breakthrough because it not only hits, but also bankrupts the enemy army
Africa Algeria The Digital African Summit ends today with over 1.200 decision-makers and 100 exhibiting companies from more than 20 African countries and from around the world
Europe Serbia Aleksandar Vučić was sworn in for a second term as president during a special session of Parliament, which was not attended by the opposition on Tuesday as the final election results have not yet been declared
Europe Montenegro The country 'is not opposed' to joining Open Balkans, launched in 2019 by leaders of Serbia, Albania and northern Macedonia to create an area without barriers to the movement of goods, people and capital - Minister of Economic Development and Tourism said
Africa South Africa According to a report released on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, the country will need to spend $250 billion over the next three decades to shut down coal-fired power stations and replace them with green energy
Europe France The new French Minister of Health, Brigitte Bourguignon, has declared that she will continue the fight against long-Covid initiated by her predecessor, while Brussels recommends part-time work for those with persistent Covid-related symptoms
Europe Hungary European Commission will investigate the government's decision to allow only cars with Hungarian number plates to buy petrol at a maximum price of €1,22/litre at the country's petrol stations without informing the Commission in advance of the measure
America Grenada Dennis Cornwall - the National Democratic Congress' candidate for St Patrick East - has firmly promised to pay back pensions owed to public servants "within the first six months" if he is elected to form Grenada's next government on June 23
Africa Chad The African Development Bank (Afdb), Masen and Res4Africa have decided to join forces in a training programme to promote solar energy in five Sahel countries, including Chad, in the year 2022
Asia Azerbaijan At the opening ceremony of Baku Energy Week yesterday, 1 June, a letter by US President Biden read out for the occasion said the country is playing a critical role in helping to stabilise European energy security
Africa Nigeria Prices of some food items have increased by 42% year-on-year, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics in its new report titled "Selected Food Price Watch for the month of April 2022"
Asia Armenia Karen Vardanyan donated cars, necessary furniture, consumer electronics, special wheelchairs and adapted chairs for children with disabilities to the five orphanages in the country, where 591 children live
America Antigua and Barbuda 1.396 public and private school students, along with home-schooled pupils, took the first of four examinations for the Grade 6 National Assessment at more than 50 centres yesterday