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
Asia Uzbekistan The city of Khiva hosted this week the UNESCO International Cultural Forum "Central Asia at the Crossroads of World Civilizations"; experts from 46 countries discussed the role of the region for dialogue and mediation in the current geopolitical context
Europe San Marino The referendum that could finally legalise abortion in the country reveals the social rifts in the extremely conservative nation, with towns being covered with violent anti-abortion posters
Europe Austria The possibility for employees to register for sick leave by telephone was reintroduced, in light of the increase in Covid-19 cases in the country
America Trinidad and Tobago Health Minister had to respond to Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj's claims that the vaccine had impotence as a side effect, stressing that ungrounded info worsen public attitude towards immunization - today covering only 56% of the population
Europe Croatia National Geographic is promoting the country today through three TV shows broadcast in 170 countries around the world; this year, a record number of over 30 million overnight stays were recorded in August
Africa Sudan The Sudan News Agency Forum will today host steering committees for employees of crude oil producing and exporting companies
Africa Eritrea Amnesty International, through its new #WhereAreEritreasDissidents campaign, has called for the Eritrean authorities to immediately and unconditionally release 21 journalists and politicians arrested 20 years ago
Asia India With over 4.000 players of ultimate frisbee in around 100 villages in Assam, this sport is erasing ethnic divisions in a region with a mixed population of indigenous Bodos, Assamese, Gorkhas, Bengali-speaking Muslims and tea tribes
America Venezuela The European Union declared that it will continue to provide financial support for the UN’s World Food Program in Venezuela, directly helping thousands of academic institutions provide food for their students
Oceania Papua New Guinea A primary school in the Huon Gulf District has put on a cultural show, after 20 years since the last one was held, aimed at reviving and strengthening the culture of the Busamang community
Africa Kenya Cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife urged the private sector to support and boost the country's wildlife conservation campaign as the cost cannot be borne entirely by public resources
America Saint Lucia Saint Lucian Carol Mangal has become the first female to head ECCU Bankers Association
Asia South Korea Online shopping expands 105% since 2017; the market volume of online shopping has contributed largely to private consumption during the pandemic and monthly transactions reached a 16.19 trillion won (US$13.8 billion) in July