Asia Bahrain 394.000 visitors have been registered in state-run heritage sites in January-August 2026, with the Bahrain Fort accounting for 246.409, nearly two thirds of the total, and foreign visitors prevailed with the presence of 187.567 people
Asia India Thousands of office workers, government employees, teachers and pensioners marched in Vijayawada, a municipal corporation in Andhra Pradesh, to protest against the wage revision, considering it detrimental to their interests
Africa South Africa The City of Cape Town has launched a citywide clean-up campaign in a bid to create clean communities around the city over the next two months for which €5 million has been allocated
Europe Slovakia The city of Bratislava has published a list of 600 local monuments to be protected, from a petrol station to a bowling alley
Asia Oman Oman Cricket announced a partnership with Mazoon Dairy, an agreement seen by stakeholders as in line with the goal of securing the long-term future of the sport in the country, given the company's commitment to sustainable growth and community empowerment
Asia Philippines After a two-year hiatus and two postponements, the bar exam - the professional licensure examination for lawyers - has been held, with more than 11.000 examinees at 31 local venues in 22 local government units; the second day of exams falls today
Europe Spain A new supercomputer, nicknamed 'Albaicin', was recently switched on at the University of Granada; it takes it 24 hours to perform tasks that used to take 25 years and will be available to the more than 125 research groups and 500 scientists in Andalusia
Asia Bhutan The government and the EU held their 10th formal consultations in Brussels, allowing for an exchange of views on a wide range of topics of bilateral interest
America Dominican Republic Once completed the Pedernales development project in its fourth phase, it is estimated that the international airport planned to be built in the border province will receive almost one million international passengers per year
Asia Turkey At least 19 migrants died due to the cold near the Greek border; the migrants were allegedly turned back by Greek border guards while trying to enter illegally, their clothes and shoes stolen - authorities say by other migrants
Africa Cameroon Football has managed to unite citizens in the country over the past month: the fortunes of the Indomitable Lions have been covering the cracks of a country at war with itself
Europe Netherlands All classrooms will have a CO2 meter as part of the ventilation system, for which the government has set aside €17 million
Asia Palestine Bulldozers from Israel destroyed residential structures and shacks belonging to Bedouins in Deir Nidham village, northwest of Ramallah; Israel confiscated at least 22% of the village's land for the nearby Neve Tzuf settlement