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 Iceland ICE-SAR (Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue) teams were called out 1.196 times in 2021 and the biggest cases were related to the Fagradalsfjall eruption, from March 19 to Sept 18; the average between 2005 and 2020 is 1.082 calls per year
Asia Georgia Poet Rezo Amashukeli died at the age of 85; he was awarded the Order of Merit in 1996, he was Laureate of the Galaktion Tabidze Prize (1982) and the Georgian Communist Union Prize (1968)
Europe Montenegro The controversial 'Golden Passport' scheme, which offers citizenship in return for a major investment, has been extended despite strong criticism of such programs by the European Commission and civic organizations
America Canada Today marks the centennial of the first time Insulin was used to treat diabetes; the substance, the first-ever life saving treatment for diabetes, had been discovered in 1921 by researchers from the University of Toronto
Oceania Papua New Guinea The country has no woman sitting in Parliament while the world average is 23%; only other 4 have no female representation in Parliament: Yemen, Qatar, Micronesia, Vanuatu
Africa Tanzania The Government of Zanzibar has banned turtle fishing in its waters, ordering to stop activities with immediate effect, due to the threat posed by turtle meat, which has been found to be poisoned by some algae and grasses eaten by the animals
Europe Slovenia A solar power plant will be built on the site of the former coal mine Trbovlje-Hrastnik; with a capacity of 1.5MW, it will be among the largest in the country; work will start soon, depending on weather conditions
Europe Netherlands PM Mark Rutte’s fourth cabinet was formally sworn in on Monday 10th, nearly 10 months after the general election and a year since the cabinet resigned over the childcare benefit scandal
Europe Vatican City Pope Francis has stressed how, in the face of a large number of people who would like to adopt children, there are still obstacles in the bureaucracy that prevent it, appealing to all institutions to facilitate this process
Africa Madagascar In the country hardest hit by climate change in the world, according to the warning issued by the UN and the WFP at the beginning of summer 2021, the NGO Aid4Mada has been at the forefront of efforts to combat water shortages since 2015
Asia Malaysia The vaccination rate of the adult population is close to 100%, with a total of 22.878.955 individuals (97,7%) having completed their Covid-19 vaccination; of the adolescent population, 87,8% have completed vaccination
Africa Central African Republic The strike announced as indefinite at Bangui University is still ongoing following the rejection by the teachers of the agreement recently signed between the government and the National Autonomous Union of Teachers
Africa Namibia The Namibian Society of Composers and Authors (NASCAM) last year has paid the least-paid artist royalties for 78 cents while the best paid got N8.000 (€450); revenues were mainly generated from music by the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation