Asia Brunei The Basic Haj and Umrah Course 1448H/2026M has began at selected mosques nationwide to equip prospective haj and umrah pilgrims with essential knowledge on the rites and provide physical, spiritual and mental guidance
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
Africa Mali Joaquin Brizuela Carrion, manager if the national team, wants to write a new chapter in women's AfroBasket, in the tournament that begins today in the meeting with Tunisia
Oceania Vanuatu Local agricultural scientists have presented the Golden Hybrid Yam, a new super climate-resistant yam that can be harvested year-round dramatically increasing food access; it took more than a decade to develop it
Asia Turkey Industrial production rose 8.7% in July year on year, said the Turkish Statistical Institute; the manufacturing, mining and mining index and the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply index also increased
Africa Rwanda The Mastercard Foundation will support the University of Rwanda with a 10-year, US$55 million partnership to provide access to higher education for 1.200 young Africans, with a focus on women, youth with disabilities and refugee and displaced youth
Asia Yemen Tents have been erected in the playground of a school in a village near Sanaa to give students a feeling of normality as they begin a new school year with many of their classrooms still reduced to debris by air strikes six years ago
Asia North Korea The tests of a new rail-based ballistic missile system continue; state media claim it was able to fire missiles from a train to hit a target 800 kilometers off the east coast
America Saint Lucia Saint Lucian Carol Mangal has become the first female to head ECCU Bankers Association
Oceania Micronesia The US is expanding its military presence in the country as part of a strategy for control capacity in the region, confirmed by recent talks between President David Panuelo and the head of the US Indo-Pacific Command
Europe Germany The first hundreds people have been compensated as part of the government's program to give back to individuals who were prosecuted or investigated under a Nazi-era law that criminalized homosexuality for decades
Africa Comoros The country is making changes to its pavilion at Expo Dubai 2020, as some elements currently present, such as the henna facades - an oriental element - and the brochure map - which excluded the island of Mayotte - do not reflect the country's image
Asia United Arab Emirates Camel riders from the UAE are preparing for a desert journey in which they will cover 700km in 10 days, with the Expo 2020 site as their final arrival point
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