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 Burkina Faso Road accidents cost the state 250 billion per year FCFA, over US$34 million - 3% of its gross domestic product -, according to the Director General of the National Road Safety Office
America Costa Rica The country celebrated its first day without any deaths caused by Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic
Asia China The annual swim across Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour has resumed after being cancelled for three years in a row, two due to the pandemic and one due to protests
Africa Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo was named African of the Year 2021 by Forbes Africa magazine for repositioning the country in the global marketplace by relying on its own resources and strengths
Oceania New Zealand Citizens born after 2008 will never again be able to legally buy cigarettes for the rest of their lives, in a move by the government to reduce smoking and related illnesses
America Trinidad and Tobago The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Port of Spain distributed 100 well-being kits to representatives of groups that assist survivors of gender-based violence
Africa Seychelles Works on a project to expand the sewage system will be tendered out to different contractors so that they can be done simultaneously, said an official of the Public Utilities Corporation
Asia Palestine Palestinians of the West Bank went to the polls yesterday for municipal elections to choose representatives from 154 villages; there will not be consultations in the Gaza Strip, as Hamas refused to open the polls until national consultations are held
Europe Italy In his last year of mandate, president Mattarella chose to celebrate the International Mountain Day to draw attention on the importance of mountain regions for biodiversity and the preservation of natural resources across the world
Africa Togo In order to enter places of worship, it will now be necessary to present a vaccination certificate or a negative Pcr; the Bishops' Conference and several councils of other religious denominations are opposed to this, while the imams are in agreement
Africa Benin Opposition leader Reckya Madougou has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, despite she declared she has never been and a terrorist while another opposition member was sentenced to 10 years last week by a special court established by the President in 2016
Asia Azerbaijan The activities of the facilities providing bathing services resume as of today; the services may only be used by citizens who have a document confirming vaccination, recovery or contraindication to vaccination