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 Bahamas The government hopes a study on the potential of industrial hemp will provide an alternative to the illegal marijuana trade in the country
Europe Finland Though ongoing research will receive sufficient funding, budget for new academic and research projects for 2022 will be around 50 million euros less than this year as decreased income from the state-owned gambling monopoly will affect any new proposals
Europe Iceland Although oil exploration in the Dreki region did not lead to oil extraction, research data obtained are worth billions of ISK and are sure to prove useful to the nation, as scientists at ÍSOR, Iceland GeoSurvey, state
America Panama The Ministry of Health is currently studying and evaluating the possibility of requiring the population to get a third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in order to combat the Delta variant of the virus
Asia Turkmenistan A new textile complex with potential productivity of more than 12 million square meters of fabrics and 1 million thousand tons of finished products per year soon to be inaugurated in the Kaakhki etrap of the Ahal velayat
Asia Cambodia Recent financial assistance received from the ASEAN-Korea Cooperation Fund will help the country support victims of mines or explosive remnants of war in the country
Asia China Fuelled by the hyper-contagious Delta variant, a new wave of coronavirus infections has spread through China over the past month – the country’s most extensive since the initial outbreak; authorities underline all clusters spiked from imported cases
Europe Liechtenstein Liechtenstein to observe seven days of mourning for the death of Princess Marie, 81
Africa eSwatini The Youth Enterprise Revolving Fund (YERF) disbursed loans worth E1.8 million (€105.000) in the seventh cycle. On Friday, the Fund announced 18 young entrepreneurs who were successful in their applications
Asia Jordan Farmers in Ghor al-Safi complain about the lack of irrigation water for their crops; the situation is critical especially in the area of Tannour dam, which flow rate this year is lower than last year's by 80 million cubic meters
Asia Yemen The IMF allocated US$665 million through the Special Drawing Rights - the fund's unit of exchange backed by dollars, euros, yen, sterling and yuan - to boost Yemen's foreign exchange reserves by over 70%, providing much needed support for the population
Africa Kenya National Museums received 2021 Bank Of America grant for Art Conservation Project that will be used to restore three works from Murumbi Heritage Collection in Nairobi
Europe Romania Pensioners with a contribution period of less than 15 years will be able to choose between the guaranteed minimum pension, which will be calculated on a contribution basis, and a social allowance, according to the new draft of the wage law