Europe Iceland With the highest show up ever recorded in Reykjavik, 52,8% of 225.031 of Icelanders voted against the government's proposal to resume talks on joining the EU after 13 years; Around 12.600 votes separated the figure from the 47,2% who voted in favor
Africa Sao Tome and Principe Musicians Leo Boca Copo and Moussa Halawi were received in audience by the President of the National Assembly, who congratulated them on their musical work to promote the country's culture and in particular Creole-Forro
Europe Italy With the final approval of the Chamber of Deputies, articles 9 and 41 of the Constitution have been amended to introduce the protection of the environment, ecosystems, biodiversity and animals
Asia Jordan UNHCR praised Jordan for the achievements in including Syrian refugees in the country’s labour market, with 62.000 work permits issued in 2021, of which half are flexible ones allowing refugees to chnage between similar jobs in the same sector
Africa Egypt As water demand is set to increase also due to population growth, the country is trying to develop new ways of saving and collecting water, including projects to desalinate water using renewable energy
Europe Poland The country will buy another 100 tonnes of gold this year, bringing its national gold reserves to 330 tonnes, the central bank president confirmed, a policy considered the best for the country's development
Asia United Arab Emirates Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the opening of a new cycle path stretching 16 km along Jumeirah Beach, starting from the Dubai Water Canal and connecting with King Salman Street
Africa Djibouti Hundreds of trees donated by the Ethiopian government have been planted as part of the Green Legacy Initiative, a planting campaign aimed at curbing the effects of climate change and deforestation
Asia Taiwan Comic fans flocked from booth to booth on the opening day of the Taipei Comics and Animation Festival, with some even arriving in cosplay costumes
Asia Palestine The Pan African Palestine Solidarity Network (PAPSN) has accused the African Union (AU) of reneging on its founding values by supporting apartheid Israel's observer status
Europe Croatia The Government has decided to establish a commission to evaluate and define proposals for projects of strategic interest to Croats abroad, responding to Croatia's constitutional obligation to take care of this category of citizens
Asia Lebanon Pope Francis will visit the country by the end of this year "if conditions permit", given Francis' concern and closeness to the Lebanese people and Church at this very difficult time
Africa Tunisia Magistrates and lawyers staged a demonstration outside the Palace of Justice in Tunis to protest against the recent announcement by the nation's president that he intends to dissolve the national judicial body
Europe Slovakia The Minister of Economy says it is necessary to tax the 'excessive profits' of nuclear power plants, thus having millions to offset the increase in energy prices; the owner of the nuclear power plants says it would drive the company into bankruptcy