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
Oceania Australia Australian start-up SunDrive, which has reached a new landmark in solar cell efficiency, is targeting the rooftop solar market first, with plans to expand into some of the proposed multi-gigawatt mega-scale projects in the north and west
Europe United Kingdom In a month time, a new train service called Lumo will link London and Edinburgh in 4 hours, with a scenery journey, convenient prices and low carbon footprint
Africa Zimbabwe The country has exceeded the Abuja Declaration target that requires countries to spend at least 15% of their national budgets on the health sector, being at the forefront of the continent's fight against Covid-19
America Haiti Schools have reopened for students in seven Haitian departments, while in the southern areas devastated by the August earthquake the reopening is delayed until 4 October
Europe Iceland Icelandic Education Minister has asked Apple for help in preserving the Icelandic language by adding it to the collection of voices, texts and languages in its operating systems
America Mexico The ongoing migratory crisis has reached a new level, with 13.700 undocumented migrants trying to cross to American territory and forming an improvised refuge on the border
Asia Maldives Exim Bank extends a US$40 million line of credit for specific projects in housing, the Greater Malé connectivity, water and sewerage, the international cricket stadium, road construction and sports infrastructure
Asia Armenia Within the Armenian Business Forum-2021 held this week, the chairman of the Association of Armenian Entrepreneurs stated that they will allocate about US$50 million for the development of the Republic of Artsakh, also know as Nagorno-Karabakh
Europe Hungary €1.7bn from taxes will be distributed to families in early 2022 and the minimum wage will be significantly increased among the government moves ahead of the election, competitive for the first time in 10 years as opposition denounces rampant corruption
Asia Kuwait 571.000 foreigners left the labour market in the country, a decrease of 8,52% between June 2021 and June 2020
Europe Luxembourg The EU has asked for financial sanctions on the country as it has not adopted stricter restrictions on firearms in its national legislation, as required by the 2017 ordinance
Europe Bulgaria The Forest Research Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, together with the Siberian Federal University and the Marchuk Institute of Numerical Mathematics, have developed and tested a new method for remote monitoring of forest conditions
Europe San Marino “A voice for San Marino" international song festival has been inaugurated; the winner will be able to take part in the next edition of the Eurovision Song Contest; it is possible to register for the competition until 10 January 2022