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 Tunisia More than 450 hectares of forest have been destroyed by more than 150 fires in less than two days in the north of the country, with dozens killed and thousands evacuated
Europe Germany In the night of 13 August of 60 years ago the construction of the Berlin Wall began with installing barbed wire and blocking crossing metro lines; it would separate families for 30 years
Asia South Korea Women in their 20s are more likely to be active in social participation than men in the same age group, a report by the National Human Rights Commission has shown
Asia Armenia Lufthansa returns to the Armenian market after a long break: starting from today, the Lufthansa group airlines will operate up to 16 weekly flights to Yerevan
Africa Gambia Mbye Njie, creator of the app Legal Equalizer, which allows users to record audio and video interactions during encounters with law enforcement and communicate the location of the checkpoint to their contacts, has received funding and official recognition
Africa Togo Two new digital portals have been launched: one that helps on the administrative procedures to follow to invest in the country and one to promote investment and free trade zones
Asia Thailand A new information hub exclusively dedicated to collecting news of children affected by Covid-19 across the country - increasing - has been opened to provide timely assistance
Asia Kazakhstan Kazakh culture and sports professionals have been included into the "Bolashak" international program: a one-year scholarship in leading world universities that requires a minimum of three years of working experience
America Dominican Republic The restaurant and hotel chain El Cielo Hospitality Group estimates that its planned investments in the country will generate around 60 million Euros for the local economy
Asia Myanmar The US has sent more than US$50 million in humanitarian aid, as rising infections of COVID-19 have made the coup-hit country even more unstable
Africa Ethiopia Gullele Botanical Garden, the only one in the country, has expanded its nursery and collected over 60.000 seedlings of various indigenous plant species as part of a year-long project
Africa Mauritius An online symposium on the theme "Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health", was organized, today, at Cȏte D'Or National Sports Complex, in the context of International Youth Day 2021
Asia Saudi Arabia Dumat Al Jandal, the country's first wind farm and the largest in the Middle East, has been connected to the grid and is generating power