Europe Malta The heating debate on overtourism must not become an argument against tourists or the tourism industry, Prime Minister Abela warned, or the sector would risk "a mortal blow"
America Dominican Republic The charge of 10% on food as tip established by the Labor Code is now removed for delivery and take away; this decision of the Supreme Court of Justice impacts around 40.000 employees of the restaurant sector
Europe Moldova According to the Global Peace Index 2021, Moldova ranks first among the CIS countries in terms of societal safety, ongoing conflicts and level of militarization, while in the overall rating is on the 59th place among 163 countries
Asia Uzbekistan The first solar power plant with a capacity of 100 megawatts, worth US$110 million financed by Masdar Energy Company (UAE), has been inaugurated in Navoi region and is now operative
Europe Russia The First Games of the Commonwealth of the Independent States ends today in Kazan; 2.000 athletes took part in the competition, of which about 1.500 (14-23 y.o.) were from 10 CIS countries
Asia Azerbaijan Three Azerbaijani films - “Daxildəki ada” by Rufat Hasanov, “Bilesuvar” by Elvin Adigozel, “Bastard” by Daniel Guliyev - have been presented at the XVII Kazan International Muslim Film Festival, which closed yesterday night
Africa Ghana The government's public land protection team has been presented, which will be tasked with monitoring the use of public resources, stopping misappropriation and improving the management of public lands
Africa Ethiopia WFP expands emergency response as conflict escalates in northern Ethiopia; the institution declares unprecedented US$426 million funding gap for its operations and appeals for funds to meet the needs of 12 million people this year
Europe Belarus 93 preschool institutions are planned to be built in five years throughout the country within the state program "Education and Youth Policy"
Oceania Marshall Islands Tuna fishermen from purse seiners have been vaccinated against Covid-19; the Ministry of Health and Human Services administered 757 vaccines to commercial fishing crews in the past 3 months
Africa Mauritania Expro, a leading international oilfield services company, has completed a contract for a subsidiary of Petronas, PC Mauritania, which manages offshore operations in the country
Africa Malawi An independent study on the logistics and infrastructure solution for the Kasiya rutile project has confirmed the logistics route proposed by owner Sovereign Metals through the Nacala logistics corridor and export from Nacala port
America Canada Rising protests against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s campaign in view of the elections of 20 September are resulting in an increase of security forces on the streets to prevent violent outbursts
America Uruguay There are current tensions within the South American trade bloc Mercosur, since Uruguay has formally decided to agree on a Free Trade treaty with China; Mercosur’s major partners claim that decisions of such caliber should be done consulting the bloc