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 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
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
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
Asia Philippines A new law, signed by President Duterte, states that child marriage is child abuse and therefore bans the practice, which "debases, degrades and demeans" child brides; one in six girls in the country marries before the age of 18
Asia Pakistan The Judicial Commission of Pakistan has paved the way for Justice Ayesha Malik of the Lahore High Court to be elevated as the country's first woman Supreme Court judge
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 Romania The country's goal of adopting the euro has been postponed to 2029, due to the current situation of the main macro indicators that require substantial corrections and time to achieve them
Europe Latvia The president of the Latvian Association of Licensed Car Dealers, Andris Kulbergs, reported that the demand for a car is greater than the supply possibilities of dealers, for the first time in the country
America Venezuela Despite of the prevailing US sanctions, Venezuela managed to double its oil exports in the past year
Oceania Fiji People's Alliance Party leader Sitiveni Rabuka announced that 55 candidates will contest the upcoming general election under the party's banner and hinted that other members of the Social Democratic Liberal Party will join his party
Africa Ethiopia After the government had declared it would release opposition figures, including leaders of Tigray, to promote national reconciliation, it air-raided a camp for displaced civilians leaving at least 56 people dead and 30 wounded
Africa Sao Tome and Principe Conservation authorities are considering allowing monkeys to be hunted in the Príncipe Natural Park to reduce their numbers, given the threat they pose to animals such the critically endangered thrush
Oceania Australia Sha Lang has set up a "stick library" on Mulambin Beach near Yeppoon in central Queensland, where there is a collection of sticks for dogs to play with and - hopefully - return or leave one of their own