Asia Georgia The EU annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World noted “severely curtailed” human rights in Georgia, reduced bilateral political contacts and dialogue between Brussels and Tbilisi amid “significant democratic backsliding”
Africa Tanzania In an initiative to formulate a continent-wide position on the trade in live elephants and ivory, the country pledges to conserve wildlife and use its ivory stockpiles to raise public awareness and will neither be sold nor destroyed
America Trinidad and Tobago The government is negotiating with US-based Quanten to sell the idled Pointe-a-Pierre refinery, more than a year after a local group's proposal to purchase the plant was rejected by the government
Asia Yemen A delegation from the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation inaugurated the first phase of the largest hospital in Shabwa governorate, part of the UAE's humanitarian initiatives to support the deteriorating health sector
Africa Sao Tome and Principe ConMúsicaS, launched in 2008 under the patronage of the Ministry of Education and Culture, will take place in September promoting empowerment and patrimonialisation of popular musical expressions and rescue and appreciation of Creole musical identity
Asia Bhutan 10 chess players, 5 men and 5 women, will represent the country at 44th Chess Olympiad in India; the tournament will be an official international chess competition for Bhutanese players after eight years of inactivity by the chess federation
Asia Tajikistan Swiss Cooperation Office in Tajikistan organised a table tennis tournament to mark the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations, in which employees from the embassies of 10 countries, as well as friends and family members, participated
Asia Uzbekistan Much-needed cold chain equipment and computers to the Ministry of Health were donated by the US through the US Agency for International Development, with the goal of strengthening Uzbekistan immunisation system
Asia Azerbaijan The mosque in Zangilan, vandalised during the Armenian occupation, has been restored, thanks to the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, which revived religious monuments and mosques
America Paraguay The country is currently considering adopting crypto currency as a legal tender in the near future: the Chamber of Deputies has approved a new bill that establishes a national framework to regulate crypto mining and trading
Oceania Tonga The Japanese government has allocated about $1,5 million to provide useful equipment, including fishing boats, to help Tonga's fishing sector recover after the tsunami
Asia Jordan Remittances made by Jordanians working in Qatar during the first 5 months of 2022 amounted to about $190 million, +7,9% compared with $175 million during the same period in 2021
Asia South Korea 52,4 percent of unmarried Koreans in their 20s think it is OK not to have children after marriage; latest survey by the Korea Development Institute reports concerns over high child-rearing costs as one of the main reasons
America Panama The country registered its new record of demanded electricity, causing the government to establish a preliminary strategy to save electricity in the upcoming months