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
Asia Thailand The restored statue of 'Phra Narai' at the Narai Hotel will be repositioned after 54 years; a French team of art conservators was recruited and specific techniques - never before seen in the country - were employed
Asia China The government has denied the construction of a naval facility for the exclusive use of its armed forces in the Cambodian city of Ream; the news was reported the US newspaper Washington Post
Europe North Macedonia An electronic application for high school enrollment in the country is being enabled, for the first time ever, by logging on to the e-services portal of the Ministry of Education and Science
Africa Burundi On a visit to the Great Lakes region, Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union, paid tribute to Burundian soldiers killed in service in Somalia
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina WWF welcomed Parliament's decision to suspend the building of small hydropower plants, as their construction and operation proved to be a terrible blow to rivers and the natural world
America Guatemala The country is holding its third International Education Summit, where it aims at improving national educational quality through the free training of teachers, directors and parents
Europe Kosovo Hundreds of Kosovo war veterans demanding a pension increase clashed with police, who reportedly used tear gas to disperse them and prevent them from entering Parliament
Africa Guinea-Bissau President of Fight Federation of Guinea-Bissau revealed that athletes have received invitations to compete on behalf of other countries in international competitions, but none of these intentions have materialised given their strong patriotism
Africa Gambia Potential suitors have been allowed three months more to submit bids for a promising offshore exploration block previously operated by BP
Oceania New Zealand A project for a real-time asthma risk prediction tool - which gathers info from the environment and smart devices - to help predict asthma attacks is one of University of Auckland projects awarded a Health Research Council Emerging Researcher First Grant
America Nicaragua The state’s congress has just outlawed 96 NGOs, bringing to 440 the number of institutions closed by president Daniel Ortega since the 2018 protests
Oceania Micronesia The President of the Federated States of Micronesia, together with other leaders of the region, has engaged in a high-level political dialogue with the leader of the Pacific Islands Forum on a proposed reform package to strengthen the Forum and the nation
America Argentina The country has become the first in the world to approve the selling of nationally developed, genetically modified wheat that is resistant to drought and herbicides