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
Africa South Africa A court has heard a plea from some Khoisan indigenous community groups seeking to stop the construction of Amazon's African headquarters on land the community considers sacred outside Cape Town
Europe France A new pristine coral reef has been discovered in Tahiti, French Polynesia, at a depth of over thirty metres; experts believe that knowing its secrets could help save and protect other ecosystems, thus representing a great sign of hope for the future
America Guatemala The charity organization Casa Guatemala has inaugurated the school year by opening their school registration with a fee of only US$4, thus giving hundreds of local children the opportunity to receive an education regardless of their families’ background
Asia Oman At a cost of OMR 155 million (US$ 400 million), the Sultanate today celebrates the inauguration of the Ibri solar power plant; the facility is in line with Vision 2040 to invest in available opportunities and protect natural resources
America Chile Fima, an NGO, installed an ice sculpture at the Chilean Museum of Fine Arts to emphasize how the new constitution - that is yet in progress - needs to address climate change in an urgent manner
Europe Montenegro The country ended 2021 with more than 1 million mobile users, up almost 4% year-on-year, according to the Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal Activity
Asia Vietnam Thousands of people joined in mourning yesterday to pay tribute to the late Vietnamese monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh, credited with bringing mindfulness to the West
Africa Ghana Authorities began clearing the site of the explosion that left at least 17 people dead and dozens injured on Thursday when a vehicle carrying mining explosives collided with a motorbike in Apiate village
Europe Lithuania Vilnius outcompeted world 600 cities and won USD 1 million in the 2021–2022 Global Mayors Challenge thank to the project of making the city ‘an open school’, with a number of learning stations to ensure the learning process in unpredictable circumstances
Asia Brunei Azlan Othman Religious authorities in the Friday sermon cautioned worshippers not to fall into the debt trap, urging them not to be influenced by lavish lifestyle examples, as living in this world should be modest
Europe Estonia For the first time, the Estonian Aviation Academy has opened admissions to two international fee-based curricula, Commercial Air Transport Pilot and Commercial Aviation Management; successful completion of the studies confers an engineering degree
Oceania Fiji Over 200 teachers tested positive for Covid-19, a difficulty that sums with flooding and mud hitting schools and pauses a threat to the scheduled reopening
Africa Gabon Artist Pamela Badjogo has released her second album; the singer is proud of her Bantu heritage, seeking to introduce the world to the polyphony of Bantu voices, combining traditional style with a contemporary touch