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 Nicaragua Latest data reports that the rise in taxes applied to cigarette purchases has led to an exponential increase in cigarette contraband; it is now estimated that in the country 5 out of 10 cigarettes are illegally imported and sold
America Mexico A major archeological discovery was found recently: an Aztec tunnel near Tenochtitlán - however, due to lack of funding as a side effect of the pandemic, now the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) has decided to burry the site
Asia Georgia According to the latest ISSP survey, conducted in 33 countries around the world, Georgia is the most homophobic country in Europe
Europe United Kingdom 11-year-old Max Woosey has slept its 500th night in a row in the tent he planted in his garden as he launched a crowdfunding campaign for a local hospice in financial crisis, promising he would sleep there at the end of every day he received a donation
Asia Turkey Renewable energy capacity, excluding hydropower, is expected to more than double by 2030, with around 25 onshore wind power projects under construction and another 99 projects in the process of receiving government permits
Africa Lesotho Abeco Tanks, a manufacturer of water tanks, will support the country as, after extreme weather conditions, it is suffering from great instability in the water supply and inadequate public health facilities
Europe Portugal The latest censuses carried out in the country indicate the beginning of the announced decline in the Portuguese population, which in 50 years will lose two million inhabitants, with great disparity between the inhabited urban centres and the increasingly
America Barbados International coffee brand Starbucks has opened in the country, making it the fifth in the Caribbean to operate shops, after Jamaica, Turks and Caicos, Cayman Islands and Panama
Asia Mongolia The academic year, usually starting on Sept 1, is still not officially confirmed; due to the nearness to the pandemic epicenter, Mongolia was the first country to close schools and now reopening is at risk for the second consecutive year
Europe Lithuania China has announced it will recall its ambassador to Lithuania and asked Vilnius to do the same as the Baltic country would allow Taiwan to open a representation, which, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, violates the One China policy
Asia India New pilot training schools are being established at airports of Belagavi, Jalgaon, Kalaburagi, Khajurao and Lilabari, all managed by Airports Authority of India (AAI), to form the 1000 pilots needed for the expected growth in air traffic
Europe Italy According to 'I am Culture 2021’ - the annual report by the Symbola Foundation and Unioncamere - the cultural and creative production system of 2020 amounted to €84.6 billion, 5.7% of the Italian added value
Oceania Australia Substantial compensation will be paid to the survivors of the indigenous 'stolen generation', children who were forcibly removed from their families in 1900; it is one of the measures designed to reduce the gap in this category