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 Rwanda According to figures from the National Child Development Agency, 3.058 children have been helped to lead their life out of the street since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic
Africa Mali UNHCR in the country facilitated the voluntary return of refugees to Côte d'Ivoire, for the second time this year
Oceania Nauru The Pacific Warrior Olympians, the delegation of sportsmen attending the Olympics from pacific countries including Nauru, returned home thanks to a Nauru Airlines flight and are now undergoing compulsory quarantine before joining their families
Oceania Tonga The country is considering a mandatory death sentence for criminals trafficking 5 kilograms or more of a class A drug or who repeatedly procure and use children in drug offences
Europe Greece New fires on the island of Evia, already ravaged by flames that destroyed over 100.000 hectares of forest and farmland in the past fifteen days, have now burnt an olive tree around 2.500 years old, described in a text by ancient philosopher Strabo
Africa Djibouti The Djibouti Human Rights League denounced the police for conducting "a coordinated attack" against civilians that left several people dead in early August
Africa Cape Verde Sara Pires is the new president of the Board of Directors of Cabo Verde Air Transport
Europe Poland A new media law has been passed: it is seen by opponents as an attempt to silence a television channel critical of the government, which instead calls it necessary to stop hostile foreign powers taking control of its stations
Asia East Timor Last Thursday the National Electoral Commission held a conference to discuss the evolution of democracy in the country
Europe Slovakia 419 primary and 34 secondary schools are taking part in the summer school project being open till August 27th with the intention to help kids to catch up after the pandemic offering them meaningful leisure and educational activities
Europe Ireland According to a recent Department of Public Expenditure and Reform spending document, €147 million is spent each year on the "hidden" costs of drug abuse, costs associated with hospitals, prisons, the criminal justice system and productivity losses
Africa Burundi 6 international rights groups, among which Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, call for the release of lawyer Tony Germain Nkina, indicted and imprisoned “in all likelihood because of his past human rights work”
Africa Ivory Coast Former president Laurent Gbagbo, founder of the Front Populaire Ivoirien, now plagued by strong divisions, has proposed the creation of a new political party and the announcement has generated much attention