Asia China "An open-source artificial intelligence zone" aimed at BRICS nations has been proposed by President Xi Jinping's at the BRICS summit in New Delhi, yet another sign of the increasingly fierce race for technological supremacy with the US
Europe Liechtenstein The Liechtenstein Football Association has opened a state-of-the-art national training and education centre with the support of UEFA and will play a key role in the implementation of LFV's five-year vision for the development of the game
Asia Turkey Istanbul's dams are seeing their lowest levels in eight months, with an average occupancy rate of 52%; there is great concern about future water shortages in the country's most populated city
Asia Jordan The Higher Population Council (HPC) yesterday discussed the study "Enhancing the participation of the private sector in providing and accessing sexual health services in Jordan”, which major goal is to improve support and information about sexual health
Oceania Nauru The Nauru Police Force has opened its first community post after Digicel Nauru handed over its container café at the Civic Centre to the Police Force
Africa Senegal Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims arrived in the city of Touba to take part in the Magal, in commemoration of the exile in Gabon of Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba (1853-1927), the founder of Muridism
Asia Pakistan The export of 4G smartphones manufactured in the country has reached another major milestone, following the export of a first batch of 1.500 smartphones to the UAE, thus expanding the export market
Europe Vatican City The 2021 Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life, opening today, focuses on “Public Health in Global Perspective. Pandemic, Bioethics, Future” and includes a workshop with Nobel laureate Dr Hoffman and Dr Barbe of the World Medical Association
Asia Saudi Arabia The Flowerman Festival, which ends today, celebrates rural traditions in the Asir Mountains in the southwestern region - a feast for the eyes with vibrant colors of the local flowers and a great celebrations of the site heritage
America Saint Lucia Plans and interventions to help individuals prevent and reduce tobacco use have been activated by central administration with the support of regional organizations
Asia Brunei Indoor Stadium opened for walk-in vaccinations every Friday, without an appointment, in a government effort to reach 10.000 doses per day; previously, walk-in vaccinations were only allowed for the elderly, people with special needs and pregnant women
America Costa Rica The country will start vaccinating all migrants entering the state no matter their legal status
Africa Botswana Research by the University of Botswana indicates that the country has enough feedstock to produce more than 15 million litres of B20 biodiesel a year, thus slowly turning the goal of becoming a biodiesel producing country into reality
Europe Lithuania The Ministry of Defense recommended to abandon the use of Chinese mobile phones after a Cyber Security Center’s report, according to which these devices have built-in censorship capabilities