Asia Philippines An Air Quality Index has been issued amid temporary haze from Indonesian forest fires; The Health Department advised residents to wear masks, limit outdoor activities, and remain indoor if possible
America Suriname Suriname's state oil company, Staatsolie, is conducting studies to plan the overhaul of its hydroelectric plant, replacing turbines with more efficient models
Asia Tajikistan About 600 thousand tons of vegetables were harvested from 19 thousand hectares in the first half of 2021 according to data from the Ministry of Agriculture
Asia Armenia The EU will allocate 1,5 billion euros to implement development projects in five different directions by 2025 within the Eastern Partnership plan
Europe Portugal Hundreds of flamingos hatch in the Algarve for the first time; environmentalists say it could be due to reduced human pressure from Covid-19
Africa Sudan Kenana Sugar Company plans to establish an agricultural export point in the Red Sea city of Port-Sudan in an area of 125.000 m2, with a new sugar storage warehouse and grain silos
Africa Niger The National Human Rights Commission organised, with the support of the EU, a training workshop for human rights defenders in the Niamey region
Africa Uganda In response to UNICEF Uganda's appeal for oxygen supply, the UK has committed £500.000 in life-saving support to benefit over 1,8 million people
Asia Uzbekistan The Uzbek-Finnish Pedagogical Institute will open in Samarkand for the next academic year
Asia Azerbaijan The State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture of Azerbaijan has officially launched the competition program "Renewed Face of Ancient Karabakh"
America Belize A new regulation has been introduced to protect shark populations: environmentalists say this decision could establish a protected area for sharks in a 1,500 square mile area
Africa Cameroon A new national passport production centre has been opened in Yaoundé, which will release biometric passports in 48 hours after the applicant registers online
Asia Japan With Japan's basketball player Rui Hachimura and wrestling champion Yui Susaki as flag bearers, for the first time in the history of the Olympic Games each participating country will have one male and one female athlete as flag bearers
America Dominican Republic The average standard price for a container box shipped from China reaches today US$13.000 from the 2.500 of year 2020; the Dominican Federation of Merchants has raised alert on the direct consequence on consumer prices