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
Europe Greece The country plans to repay more than 7 billion euros in loans from the International Monetary Fund and eurozone partners over the next two months, paying off the rest of the IMF funds it had borrowed to avoid bankruptcy during the financial crisis
Africa Djibouti The energy minister announced that the country is aiming at full electrification by 2035
Asia Thailand Customs and livestock officials are now in service with dogs trained to sniff out pork meat that might be smuggled across the border
Europe Andorra Today open the World Triathlon Winter Championships at the Naturlandia adventure park, with over 200 athletes from all around the world competing for the honors of this 24th WC edition
Oceania Fiji President Katonivere will meet with board members of Fiji Rice and Fiji Coconut Millers, a meeting for his farewell as a former board member of the two industries
Asia Afghanistan Some public universities opened for the first time since the Taliban seized power in August, with very few women in attendance
Oceania Tuvalu With Prime Minister Natano's name, the country became the ninth signatory to the instrument of ratification of the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER Plus), a trade and investment agreement focused on regional development
Europe Luxembourg Prime Minister Bettel has renounced a 1999 degree from the University of Lorraine after being hit with allegations of plagiarism, although he does not admit to plagiarism
America Costa Rica The village and agricultural cooperative of Longo Mai - also known as Finca Sonador - hosted various dialogues and forums to resist the expansion of multinational pineapple plantations and defend the land, water, and labor rights of the local community
Europe France After a total freeze of activity during the lockdown, filming of movies and series took the scenes of Paris more than ever before; the city hosted the filming of 110 feature films and 64 series for a total of 7.000 filming days in 2021
Africa Rwanda Farmers in Gishwati have appealed for government support to protect them from an unidentified predator that has already killed dozens of cows; the area is among the country's main milk producers
America Guatemala The Santiaguito volcano (3.775 m) in the Santa Maria dome, has been intensifying its 100 years continuous activity, causing volcanic ash to reach up to 4.800 meters high
Asia Kuwait The Amiri Diwan has asked all ministers who are not members of the ruling family to remove the title 'sheikh' from their names, in implementation of the Amiri decree, which was issued in May 2017 to recognise and fix the Al Sabah family tree