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"
Europe Romania Corneliu Bodea, President of the Romanian Energy Centre and CEO of Adrem, said that energy will continue to become an increasingly expensive commodity and this is because we have to start accepting its unsustainable use in the last 50-60 years
Asia Bhutan 90% of the adult population was fully vaccinated within a week, to the congratulations of UNICEF Bhutan representative Will Parks, who called it "probably the fastest vaccination campaign during a pandemic"
America Nicaragua María Oviedo, an international Human Rights Law Defender, was arrested; she is the first human rights activist that is not part of the opposition to be arrested during this period of political turmoil in the country
Asia Maldives ABL Indira Projects will upgrade police infrastructure in the country, with more than 500 workers and 100 engineers required for the project to be delivered to Tamil Nadu
America Honduras Japan will donate over US$600,000 to the country in order to rebuild the Archaeological Park of Copá, which was heavily damaged due to the Eta and Iota hurricanes
America Panama The Chepo area will privatise trash collecting due to lack of public funds, therefore affecting the possibility of correctly gathering all waste in the region and changing the current taxing policies for residents
Asia Cyprus The Cypriot project to develop environmental awareness of plastic pollution from cruise ships has received the major BeMed 2020 award from the BeyondPlasticMediterranean foundation supported by the Prince Albert of Monaco Foundation
Asia Philippines The Seasons Residence condominium in Manila has received the highest award in the country and five stars in the Asia-Pacific region in the International Property Awards, which recognize outstanding real estate projects
America Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Kitts Electricity Company Ltd. has implemented scheduled maintenance outages for this week, necessary to perform maintenance as part of ongoing efforts to improve reliability
Asia Saudi Arabia The Saudi Falcons Club will host the first-ever International Falcon Breeders Auction (IFBA) in the Kingdom, that will take place at the club’s headquarters in Malham, north of Riyadh, starting today until September 5
Europe Andorra During the 7th edition of Art Camp Andorra, the government, the University of Andorra and the Andorran National Commission for UNESCO brought together local and international artists to experience cooperation through art
Europe Netherlands A 17th-century Dutch ‘fluit’ trading ship discovered by a Finnish diver last year at the bottom of the Baltic Sea has been surely dated 1636 and probably identified as famous De Zwaan (the Swan)
Africa Tanzania President Samia Suluhu has largely revised the late president's anti-Covid policy, which advocated prayer and natural products, by focusing on the vaccination campaign and security measures