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 Senegal Senegal football national team goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has been crowned the best goalkeeper of the year at the Fifa The Best awards, ahead of Italy's Donnarumma and Germany's Neuer
Africa Nigeria Early and forced marriages are still widely spread, with very high rates compared to the continent, as federal and state governments do not enforce existing laws to prevent them, as Human Rights Watch recalled in a recent press release
Europe Spain Among European countries, Spain has the most plants and animals at risk of extinction; data from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species show that one in seven species (14,51%) in the country is classified as endangered
America Canada Urban exodus increased through the second year of the pandemic with over 64.000 people leaving Toronto for other parts of Ontario, +14%, while Montreal lost 40.000, +60% on the year, for smaller towns or rural areas, and other 6.600 moving out of province
Europe Finland Neste will donate a total of €1 million to Finnish universities to support research and education in the chemical industry and to further strengthen collaboration between industry and the scientific community
Asia South Korea The city of Busan, UN-Habitat and the blue tech company Oceanix have signed an agreement to build the world's first prototype of a sustainable, flood-resistant floating city, a possible solution for coastal cities threatened by rising sea levels
America Argentina For the first time in history, the country can directly invest on the US stock market’s Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
Africa Sierra Leone First Lady Fatima Maada Bio has been appointed for a two-year term as a member of the Advisory Board of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Division for Multilateral Diplomacy
America Venezuela According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the country will proceed to strengthen economic relations and multilateral cooperation with Somalia
Africa Mozambique Tesla is turning to the country for a key component in its lithium-ion batteries for electric cars in what analysts believe is a first-of-its-kind deal designed to reduce its dependence on China for graphite
America United States As climate change pushes states to cut their use of fossil fuels, many are doubting whether solar, wind and other renewables are enough to feed the power hunger; not considering a more virtuous use of power, they are turning to nuclear as best option
America Suriname The IMF approved a US$68 million program for the country that aims at rebuilding the state’s foreign reserves and strengthen the economy’s resilience to external shocks
Asia Myanmar Unresolved differences over engagement with the country's military rulers are causing discord among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), diplomats and government officials say, as a meeting of ministers set for this week has been postponed