Asia Thailand Rubella has been eliminated in Thailand as a public health threat, achieving the WHO criteria for interruption of endemic transmission; imported cases is now the key concern, especially for infections during pregnancy
Europe Croatia Minister of Science and Technology signed a program of cooperation in education and science with Hungarian Minister of Human Resources for the period 2021-2025
Africa Benin Popular Nollywood star Mike Ezuruonye has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Estam University
Asia Afghanistan Acting Minister of Information and Culture invited citizens across the territory to work together to preserve cultural heritage, especially in insecure areas of the country
America Bolivia The Central Federation of Workers of Bolivia during a recent commemoration called on all local social movements to deepen unity and hard work to recover the country's social and economic standards
Africa Malawi The country's LBGTQ+ community celebrated its first Pride Parade with a large turnout, despite homosexuality remaining illegal and a conviction carries a prison sentence of up to 14 years
Oceania Tuvalu The country is on track to achieve full vaccination coverage of its adult population, as Australian support continues with a delivery of 11.800 vaccines this week
America Haiti After the Minister of Public Health had authorized the private sector to import vaccines against Covid, the Association of Pharmacists of Haiti, described the decision as "irresponsible”
Europe Belgium According to business federation Unizo, many small and medium enterprises are running at a loss due to the rising cost of imported raw materials and increased transport costs
Asia South Korea The country said it is willing to provide Covid-19 vaccines to neighboring North Korea to help the country reopen its long-closed borders and resume diplomacy with the outside world
America Colombia The protests continued last week, showing the great rift between the strike organizers who had called for them to be suspended and the communities that have risen up against police repression and continue resistance to the authoritarian government
America Mexico The first hurricane of the season in the eastern Pacific has approached the west coast and forecasters have warned that heavy rains could cause uncontrollable dangerous flooding or landslides
Asia Israel Coronavirus Commissioner Prof. Nachman Ash has been appointed as the new director-general of the Health Ministry after Prof. Chezy Levy announced he would step down from the position