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
America Bahamas Highlighting the new benefits and opportunities of the 2022/2023 budget, PM and Finance Minister Davis said one of the most pressing critical national needs is to improve the level of individual and national health care
America Haiti On the occasion of the International Day of Action for Women's Health in Haiti, at the Union for Haiti's mobile clinic hundreds of women were screened for cervical cancer and other conditions and provided with medicines and birth control pills
Europe Latvia The high-level international forum "Steering Education: From Imagination to Impact”, about global technological and social changes, takes place today in Riga, organized by the Ministry of Education and the Agency for the Development of Education
Asia Bangladesh All unlicensed hospitals, clinics and private diagnostic centres will be closed, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said; private health organisations that do not provide quality services will be admonished
Asia Singapore Singaporean Peter Chong, 80, became the oldest person to climb the highest mountain in the Philippines, Mount Apo, an inactive volcano rising 2.954 metres above mean sea level
Africa Guinea Fuel prices continue to rise in Guinea, rising from 10.000 Guinean francs (€1,06) to 12.000 Guinean francs (€1,27) in a single day, an increase that has caused protests and disruptions in the last few days
Asia Uzbekistan WB has approved a $15 million soft loan for the 5-year financial sector reform project, with actions such as privatisation of state-owned commercial banks, strengthening financial preparedness for natural disasters, and creating a development bank
Asia East Timor The 54-year-old Archbishop of Dili Carmo da Silva is one of the new cardinals announced to be appointed this August by Pope Francis; President José Ramos-Horta congratulated the cleric
Europe Albania The European Court of Human Rights has found the government guilty of segregating Roma and Egyptian children in a school in Korca, in the south of the country, in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights, in a case filed by Roma Rights Centre
Asia Turkmenistan In the Koneurgench district of the Dashoguz region in the north, construction has begun on a large private park for trucks in transit that also includes a maintenance area for heavy vehicles
Europe Ireland Hundreds of schools have asked for government help in responding to the refugee crisis in Ukraine, as class sizes and requests for funding for books, iPads and school trips have drastically increased
Europe Estonia Private forest owners submitted applications to the Estonian Private Forestry Centre for Natura subsidies totalling €5.043 million, €28.000 more than the budget for the current round of applications
Europe Czech Republic The country ranks first in the percentage of people with higher education in the EU, with around 50% of people aged 25-74 having completed higher education, according to latest Eurostat report