America Panama A tanker paid a record $5,3 million for priority passage through the Panama Canal before the number of daily transits will be reduced due to the El Niño weather phenomenon; rainfall deficits and drought deplete water reserves needed to operate the canal
Asia Bhutan Tata Motors has launched its latest range of passenger vehicles in the country, highlighting how it represents an important market for their growth strategy
America Dominican Republic Drivers of public passenger transport in Santiago, whose fare has been increased from 30 to 35 pesos, said that "the salt has been worse than the goat" because fewer people now use their services
Africa Cameroon Brewing company Guinness Cameroon has unveiled the winner of its Orijinal Challenge, a competition aimed at celebrating made-in-Cameroon products: the prize goes to Ernest Claude Ewoty Ndjie, who makes flour from cassava peels
America United States IAVI, a nonprofit scientific research organization, and biotech company Moderna announced that a clinical trial of experimental HIV RNA-based vaccine has started at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C.
Asia China A new green and low-carbon development for China's civil aviation has been announced as the country's efforts to peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060
Africa Zambia Given the positive results that are starting to come through the macroeconomic stabilisation programme, the country would be on track to achieve single digit inflation by the end of 2022 according to President Hichilema
Asia Sri Lanka Three new seismic centers will be donated by China to the country, bringing to 7 the total number of seismic centers
Asia Israel Haredi students constitute 4,6% of academic world, totalling 15.350 students, despite making up 13% of the population; they receive little preparation for labour integration and available tools are usually not adapted to their needs and features
Europe Kosovo The Information and Privacy Agency received 200 complaints concerning the protection of personal data and access to public documents, making final decisions on 80% of them
Africa Sierra Leone In a bid to tackle the worsening mix of extreme heat, overcrowding and poverty that is rapidly eroding health and safety for at least 35% of its population, the city of Freetown recently appointed Africa's first Chief Heat Officer
Europe Portugal Early elections are being held in the country today after the government lost its majority in parliament, bringing the end of the legislature forward by more than a year and a half
Asia Nepal Preliminary census figures show that the population grew by an average of 0,93% per year over the last decade, the slowest growth in 80 years
Europe Bulgaria The country has refused to supply the fifth Covid-19 vaccine approved by the European drug regulator - by the US company Novavax - as the availability of vaccines significantly exceeds the needs of those wishing to be vaccinated