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 Haiti Haitian novelist Emmelie Prophète enters the final of the 2021 Ivory Prize for Literature
Asia Thailand Singapore's largest user friendly digital asset management platform, StashAway, has been launched to make overseas investments easier
Africa Rwanda The Rwanda Housing Authority said more than 9.000 hectares will be made available for investors who want to establish industries in several towns in the country, as part of the 2050 Secondary Towns Urbanisation Agenda
Oceania Fiji Remittances through Vodafone Fiji's mobile money platform continue to increase; last month alone, some US$16 million in remittances were received through M-PAiSA, which is almost 25% of total incoming money transfers
Asia Armenia The Armenian church in Turkish Malatya reopened for services after restoration; the first liturgy since 1915 was held by the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople, Sahak Mashalian
Asia Palestine Three Palestinians rescued a Jewish woman who was hit in the head in a stone-throwing attack near Hebron
Europe Ireland More than 2.100 driving tests had to be abandoned in 2020 due to bad weather or drivers' vehicles breaking down, according to the Road Safety Authority's 2020 annual report - which shows the percentage of abandoned tests doubled on 2019 figures
Europe Poland A new treasure of 13 silver denier coins minted in the 9th century during the Carolingian Empire has been unearthed by archaeologists near the village of Biskupiec Pomorski in the north east
Asia Georgia Nigerian native Richard Ogbunuju, a Georgian citizen who has been living in the country for the last 20 years, is running for mayor of Tbilisi in the election scheduled in a month, on 2 October
Europe Slovakia An industrial park of 14 hectares worth 35 million euros will be built in Dubnica nad Váhom by the end of 2022
Asia Laos The installation of electricity transmission poles along the Laos-China Railway have been completed, as well as the external power grid; officials confirm inauguration in early December 2021
Europe Portugal The Connecting Europe Express starts today from Lisbon: the hop-on hop-off train will connect 26 countries in 36 days in a celebration of the European Year of Rail 2021
Africa Cameroon The aim of Gaelle Laura Zambou Kenfack, a Cameroonian entrepreneur who returned after 10 years in Germany as a consultant, is to promote products made in Cameroon, launch them on the market and bring attention to local products