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
America Saint Kitts and Nevis The Alexandra Hospital received over US $100,000 in critical equipment for its Paediatric and Maternity ward
Oceania Palau For the 2022 Our Ocean Conference, planned in Koror early next year, the United States announced a partnership with the country
Africa Cameroon With a stunning 100% of the votes, Medard Fogue has been elected as the new mayor of Dembeng-Bandjoun, a locality in the Koung-khi division, in the West of the country
Oceania Tonga The National Budget for 2021-2022 - $618.4 million pa'anga, almost $300 million - has been passed by the Tongan Parliament
Asia Turkey A floating mass of yellowish-white sea mucilage is threatening marine life in the Marmara Sea, alarming biologists and environmentalists; the Parliament has agreed to set up a committee to investigate and give feedback within 3 months
Africa Rwanda A total of 452,053 candidates from across the country are due to sit their national examinations over a period of six weeks from today
Africa Djibouti Education Above All Foundation and World Bank have partnered for the "Educate a Child" programme, aimed at enrolling up to 35.000 out-of-School children in the country
Asia Yemen The Supreme Council for Women, in its meeting headed by Prime Minister Abdulaziz Saleh bin Habtoor, approved the matrix of the executive plan of the National Committee for Women for the second half of 2021
Africa Niger The government has announced a ban on all forms of processions across the state due to security situation in the country
Africa Zambia Government has commended public workers in Southern province for exhibiting accountability and good governance in their work and for not stealing public resources for 4 years
Asia Laos Authorities in the capital have ordered that heavy trucks must reduce their weight by 20 percent during the rainy season in order to save money for road repairs and upgrades
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The Roads, Buildings and General Services Authority (BRAGSA) has completed the work on the new Commercial and Intellectual Properties Office
America Colombia A study reveals that forest clearing by legal mining operations has increased sharply in recent years: in less than a generation, legal mining deforested over 120.000 hectares in the country