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"
Africa Burkina Faso Jules Kader Kaboré, a young Burkinabe programmer based in the US, has developed a money transfer platform "Sank" - the name is inspired by Thomas Sankara, father of the Burkinabé revolution; reliable and convenient, it already has some 10.000 users
Asia China Alibaba turnover grows by 34% year on year in Chinese Q1 of fiscal year 2022 and is ready to support the Premier’s ‘social fairness’ wealth redistribution program with US$ 15 billion
Africa Algeria 27 suspected members of the MAK, a separatist group that seeks independence for the Berber region of Kabylie and which the government has declared a terrorist organization, were arrested after an attack in two northern cities
Europe Finland The "European Green Capital 2023” competition will elect its winner today in Lahti among the finalist cities of Sofia, Tallin, Krakow and Helsingborg; the jury will evaluate environmental work in 12 areas
Asia Brunei About 200 business registrations - an unexpected increase - have been recorded since the start of the second Covid-19 wave last month
Oceania Papua New Guinea The country has decided to grant a licence to a state-owned company to develop a gas field, preferring to keep control and income from the resources within the government rather than give a foreign private company the rights to develop the new project
Africa Gabon New warning issued by the Minister for the Promotion of Good Governance and Anti-Corruption, following the latest revelations by the National Audit Authority that unveiled financial chicanery committed by some creditors
Africa Eritrea The country participated in the ministerial conference on marine litter and plastic pollution recently held in Geneva, Switzerland, with the aim of finding a binding global agreement to prevent and control sea pollution
Africa Angola The second edition of Angola Oil & Gas 2021 starts today, the official meeting place and investment platform for the Angolan oil industry, bringing together the country's public and private sectors for a two-day conference
Asia Vietnam Vietnamese Nguyen Thu Giang, 28, PhD student at the University of the West of England, is now the youngest lecturer at the institution, teaching from undergraduate to postgraduate and master's students
Africa Mauritius The free online registration service, MoRendezVous, an initiative of the Ministry of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation, is available for devotees to schedule their prayers for the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival
Europe Liechtenstein Employees who have not yet been vaccinated may not be entitled to their salaries in the event of quarantine; in fact, companies are under no obligation to continue paying unvaccinated employees in isolation
Africa Mali Joint military operations with Burkina Faso will be organized against the jihadist groups that have been specially active in the Sahel region