Europe Malta The heating debate on overtourism must not become an argument against tourists or the tourism industry, Prime Minister Abela warned, or the sector would risk "a mortal blow"
Asia China Beijing conducted a third round of mass testing yesterday and closed all city schools in a further tightening of Covid-19 restrictions
Asia Thailand Justin Bieber will bring his Justice World Tour to Bangkok on November 6, with tickets going on sale yesterday from 2.500 ($73) to 16.500 baht ($482)
Asia Sri Lanka The Tamil Nadu Assembly passed a unanimous resolution to send essential items and medicines to Sri Lanka on a humanitarian basis after the Colombo protests complaining of lack of essential medicines
Oceania Tuvalu Tuvalu's outgoing ambassador to Taiwan Limasene Teatu has been awarded by Taiwan's foreign minister the Order of the Brilliant Star with Grand Cordon for his contributions to Taiwan-Tuvalu relations
Africa Tanzania The country is home to East Africa's only billionaire, according to the latest Africa Wealth Report 2022
Africa Rwanda Along the lines of the recent agreement with the UK on asylum seekers, the country is also in talks with Denmark on a new procedure for the transfer of asylum seekers
Africa Malawi Illovo Sugar Malawi Plc dismiss rumors of potential sugar shortages, saying that the post circulating on social medias inviting the public to stock up is false
Europe Romania Mastercard, in partnership with OTP Bank Romania and Radcom, has implemented an innovative solution that redefines payments for travel on local public transport
Africa Sierra Leone The country, thank to the US President's Malaria Initiative to fight the disease, has since 2017 received to date $76 million and registered a decline in infected children: from 40% in 2016 to 22% in 2021
Europe Spain The country is aiming to be a global leader in the semiconductor and microchip industry, as plans were announced this week for an €11 billion investment in the sector
Africa Morocco Plans to reform higher education will focus on strengthening language learning, particularly English, promoting digital technology and teaching skills required in the labour market
Europe Ukraine The SES, the Ukrainian Emergency Service, has been requested thousands of times to neutralise explosive devices; on 28/04 only they have been called 170 times, removing and neutralising 1264 explosive devices, including two aircraft bombs