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 Norway The National Museum of Norway was inaugurated yesterday, which will house, among other 6500 works, the famous 'The Scream of Munch'; one million visitors are expected in a year
Africa Mozambique The country was unanimously elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council and will succeed Kenya; it is the first time that the Portuguese-speaking country occupies the seat
Oceania Fiji Over 120 inmates of the Fiji Correctional Service will be engaged in sugarcane harvesting when crushing begins this season, as stated by Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Sugar Karan
Europe Montenegro The country, hoping that Ukraine will soon be granted EU candidate status, said it was ready to provide it with political and expert help
Asia Afghanistan Engineers and railway specialists from Turkmenistan arrived in Akina with machinery and equipment to resume construction of the Akina-Andkhoy railway line, connecting Turkmenistan and Afghanistan
Europe Portugal Parliament has approved the first reading of four bills by the Socialist Party, Left Blocc, IL and PAN that regulate the decriminalisation of medically assisted death
Africa Niger Of the $19 billion mobilised for the implementation of the Great Green Wall, $1,3 billion will be allocated to Niger; the aim of the project is to stop the advance of the desert by creating a belt of trees, but also to promote local development
America Guyana The government is discussing a completely new legal framework dedicated solely to food production and its packaging to sustain food sanitary measures
Europe Finland YLE news director and editor-in-chief Jouko Jokinen rejected Turkish President Erdogan's demands to stop broadcasting interviews with 'terrorist leaders', calling them 'delusional imaginings of a dictator'
Europe Andorra The municipality of Canillo will receive advice from the Chambre de l'Agriculture de l'Ariège at a cost of €10.000, in a study promoted to give continuity to agriculture and animal farming and realise viable solutions
Europe Liechtenstein The 21st edition of the LGT Alpine Marathon is scheduled for today, with hundreds of participants from neighboring countries at the start in Bendern
Asia Israel The documentary The First 54 Years by Israeli Avi Mograbi, a presentation of how Israel took and strengthened its control over the occupied Palestinian territories after the 1967 Six-Day War, can be viewed on the Franco-German TV channel Arte
Asia Saudi Arabia Hisham Al-Najjar is a Saudi artist who uses coins to create portraits of kings and leaders; he rose to prominence after creating an image of King Salman using 9.000 coins from around the world