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"
Asia Singapore The National Day Ceremonial Parade takes place today with about 600 participants from the Armed Forces and Home Team and over 200 participants from nine uniformed youth groups; 12 social and economic organisations will participate virtually
Oceania Marshall Islands The USA Department of Energy will have to address security failures in the management of nuclear waste in the country after the dome on Enewetak Atoll was used to store radioactive materials left over from nuclear weapons tests during the 40s and 50s
Africa Eritrea Scholars, researchers and activists have launched the #AllowCOVAXforEritrea iniziative to put pressure on the government, as the country is the only one on the continent without a planned Covid-19 vaccination campaign and refusing international aid
Oceania Tuvalu The IMF Executive Board concluded its 2021 Article IV consultation with the country: the containment measures implemented by the authorities at the start of the pandemic helped keep the country free of Covid, although they took a toll on economic activity
Europe Denmark Three years after Denmark's Social Democrats promised that no school should have more than 30% non-Western students, the proportion of schools that do is stuck at the same 5% level it was when the promise was made, sparking widespread protest
America Saint Lucia The Saint Lucia Kings cricket team supports the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority to further promote the island as one of the world's premier tourism destinations
Africa Burkina Faso Teleconsultation trials continued involving pediatricians in the city of Dori and a specialist from Ouagadougou; the tests show that teleconsultation usefully reduces the need to travel to large cities to be treated, especially in times of insecurity
America Canada Damian Warner set an Olympic record of 9,018 points in decathlon at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, snatching the first gold medal for Canada in the specialty as well as a historic scoring
Asia India The gold medal of javelin-thrower Neeraj Chopra ignites hope in the country, as younger generations see it as an incentive towards giving sports a higher importance within education programs
Asia Tajikistan All Tajik athletes completed their performances at the Olympic Games 2020 without winning medals
America Venezuela This year the country brought their smallest delegation so far, getting 1 Olympic gold and 3 silver medals; the athletes achieved this with barely any economic support from the state
Asia Japan Over 11.000 athletes have competed in almost 350 events in the Tokyo 2020 Games: an epic undertaking in pandemic conditions; the closing ceremony, without public and athletes having to leave 48hrs after their competition, will handle the baton to Paris
Europe Netherlands With Olympic medals won until the very end of the games today, the Netherlands scores impressive results in relation to country population