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 Dominica The Emergency Powers Curfew Order of 2021 has extended the prevalent curfew another week to purposefully give a week of rest to all frontline workers that have been working non-stop since the pandemic
Asia Azerbaijan The new episode of the world famous Russian cartoon "Masha and the Bear" is dedicated to the Azerbaijani culture: the children will discover the folklore fairy tale’s hero Jirtdan and the children's song “Cücələrim”
Europe Czech Republic The 55th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival opened yesterday with a ceremony with live public; Michael Caine has been awarded while Johnny Depp and Ethan Hawk are expected in the next days
Asia Japan Mizuho Bank suffered its fifth system failure of the year yesterday, that made impossible to complete deposits, withdrawals, transfers and other transactions at its branch counters across the country
Asia Cyprus The economy is expected to grow over 5.5% in 2021 according to Finance Minister, as preliminary estimates showed a 12.9% year-on-year growth in the second quarter of the year
America Venezuela Recent studies by the Organization of American States (OAS) forecast that this year the amount of Venezuelan fleeing immigrants will reach a total of 7 million
America Honduras The country will formally file an international lawsuit against Guatemala due to the garbage and pollution in the Motagua river that has to be cleaned up annually
America United States The United States is struggling to pick up the pace of American and Afghan evacuations at Kabul airport, constrained by obstacles ranging from armed Taliban checkpoints to paperworks problems
Asia Syria The city of Lattakia is hosting a sports tournament organized by the Homeland Wounded Project and the General Sports Federation; 92 participants, wounded from war, will compete in swimming, table tennis, badminton, basketball from today to 25 August
Europe Spain Ceuta, Spanish city in the northern coast of Africa, is under international attention for an operation of repatriation of minors to neighboring Morocco, suspended by local judge to clear whether it abides the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
America Bolivia The country is celebrating the month of Pachamama, or Mother Earth, with ancestral rituals and offerings as a way to show gratefulness for the past year and prosperity for the future
Europe Latvia Kemeri National Park in Jurmala reopens after major renewal of an area of 382 km2 with 9,5 million euros investment
America Guyana Major oil company ExxonMobil has been extracting in the country since 2019, but only now experts say that the projects lacks proper safety measures and could pose serious threats to the environment and wildlife