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"
Europe Hungary Tobacco company Philip Morris has inaugurated a 3 billion forint - 86 million euro - electronic cigarette recycling centre in Gyál, capable of recycling 150.000 electric tobacco devices a month
America Nicaragua One month ago, President Daniel Ortega announced his eighth presidential campaign; though many people do not welcome the perspective, few protests are seen - in fact government approval is needed to be able to legally protest
Africa Guinea The Islamic Bank of Guinea launches the "School Financing" campaign, which aims to make it easier for parents to pay for the next school year; salaried customers can benefit from up to 10.000.000 Guinean francs at a rate of 0% over 10 months
America Jamaica The Joint Select Committee of Parliament has decided to support the proposal to make the municipality of Portmore the 15th parish in Jamaica
Asia Kyrgyzstan 122 social buildings are planned to be built by the end of 2021, including 66 schools, 14 gyms, 17 kindergartens, 11 health and cultural facilities, for a total investment of US$15 million
Europe Romania A large influx of illegal waste shipments was denounced by the Minister of Environment; apparently, as some Asian countries stopped accepting waste from the West, Romania was used as new dumping ground, mostly from European countries
Africa South Sudan The authorities will suspend for one week the search operations of foreign citizens who entered the country illegally and without a work permit, in order to allow them to legalise their situation
Europe Iceland Reykjavík's centre is undergoing the restyling designed by the city's Planning and Transport Board, with positive effects on both the cultural life and the shops in the area; in particular, Skólavörðustígur will be transformed into a street park
Europe Slovenia Fish catches in 2020, exceeding 155 tonnes, increased for the first time in five years, registering an increase of 29% on 2019
Europe Luxembourg Pupils will be free not to wear masks during most of their school day, but will have to take regular tests for Covid-19
Africa Togo Prime Minister Victoire Tomégah-Dogbé is among Africa’s top 100 most influential women in the Avance Media’s annual ranking of influential women in Africa and its diaspora
Europe Norway The distribution of Bibles in schools could be stopped by the Directorate of Education, as giving students religious writings, books or objects as gifts may be contrary to the Education Act
Asia Uzbekistan Within the XIII Tashkent International Film Festival, closing today, a pilot version of a multimedia streaming platform - a local analogue of the Netflix platform - has been presented