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"
Oceania Samoa The 'E le Sauā le Alofa' (Love is not Violent) study, implemented by the Samoa Victim Support Group, aims to develop new ways to stop violence against women and girls using home-based methods, uniting village leaders and women in a common cause
America Guyana President has ordered that freight charges be reduced to pre-pandemic levels in order to lower taxes on imports, thereby relieving consumers of higher prices that have been passed on due to higher shipping costs
America Belize Peaceful protests have been taking place to demand justice for a 14-year-old killed by a police officer one month ago on July 14th; protesters request a more severe sentence for the officer and a better judicial system overall
Oceania Solomon Islands The Solomon Islands Football Federation has become the first governing body in the Pacific to receive a sports grant through the PacificAus Sports program, which seeks to support the women's football league ahead of 2023 Pacific Games
Europe Switzerland The exceptionally wet and cold weather strongly penalized tourism in a summer were most bookings were domestic; after a survey of sector members, Switzerland Tourism forecasts figures around 40% under the record year 2019
Europe Ireland At a time when chess is enjoying great local popularity partly thanks to the Netflix series 'The Chess Queen', Mark Heidenfeld - following in his father's footsteps - recently won the 100th Irish Chess Championship
Oceania Kiribati Piango, a key local NGO in the country, is working on capacity building, leadership development and effectiveness
America Paraguay Thousands of cargo trucks drove at minimum speed in the capital Asuncion as a way of protesting the decreasing prices of cargo shipments and rising gas prices, making their wages significantly lower
Asia East Timor The challenges and implementation of ongoing programs have been analyzed in detail at the last meeting of government members
Africa Guinea A major interchange and road project in the capital Conakry will be developed with a concessional loan from the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development
Europe Czech Republic The New Year’s tradition existing since the 60s will be changed by the Prague City Council: from 2022 the children born on new year's day will receive a certificate and a commemorative set of coins instead of instead of a cash benefit
Africa Libya UNICEF has signed a work plan on child protection in the country that will continue to ensure that protection, psychosocial and reintegration services for children are delivered until 31 December 2021
Asia Brunei Foreign Minister YB Dato Hj Erywan Yusof has been appointed ASEAN Special Envoy to Myanmar, with the daunting task of involving in the peace process the clashing parties