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 Comoros Happy with the enthusiasm showed by the public this week, the coordinator of the measles and rubella vaccination campaign is still considering prolonging it if 95% of the target population, namely 373.243 children aged 6 months to 14 years, is not covered
Africa Rwanda The 7th edition of the Mashariki African Film Festival ends today in Kigali: a celebration of African cinema, with 57 films selected from among the 1000 that submitted applications
America Peru UNESCO formally acknowledged and congratulated the nation’s authorities for effectively protecting and preserving the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu in Cusco
Europe Moldova Nearly 150 groups and soloists of different ages registered for the second edition of the Song Contest, launched by the Parliament; participants from all regions of the country and the diaspora, including Romania, Greece, Portugal, Switzerland registered
Europe Belgium 200 tractors led by members of the General Farmers' Union arrived in Brussels as part of a demonstration calling for support for the struggling pig sector; letters were distributed to members of parliament and journalists who showed up to watch the event
America Cuba New regulations on maternity of women workers have been enacted to extend the benefits previously approved; they regulate monetary, economic and social aspects from the 34th week of pregnancy or 32 if multiple, and up to the child's first year of life
Africa Mauritius A 3-week road safety campaign for two wheelers has been launched; it will be broadcast on television, radio and social media and includes video and audio materials, leaflets and sponsored high visibility waistcoats handed out to stakeholders
America Dominica The International Monetary Fund forecasts promising economic growth for the country at 5% in 2022 to 2026
Africa Guinea The Harmattan Guinée publishes a collective work on how to encourage young people to read; it collects 19 contributions, of which 5 are from women, from various countries
Africa Eritrea The country has yet to start vaccinating its population against Covid-19, said the head of the African Centres for Disease Control; it is the only country that has not joined the family of 55 African Union member states that are proceeding with it
Asia Bhutan The country has postponed the deadline for malaria elimination to 2022, after failing twice, once in 2018 and again in 2020
Asia Iraq Indicators for 2021 published by the Independent Human Rights Commission in Iraq revealed that there are about five million orphans, which is equivalent to 5% of the total number of orphans in the world
Asia Brunei Royal Brunei Airlines cabin crew were declared winner of World Travel Awards World’s Leading Cabin Crew for the second consecutive year; in October, the airline was announced Asia champions in Leading Cabin Crew and Leading Airline for Business Class