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 Malta Over 75.000 passengers travelled through Malta International Airport in May, the first time in 2021 that passenger movements exceeded the 40.000 mark
America Paraguay A public database of Covid-19 vaccinated people lists each person’s name, place and type of vaccine and number of doses: it is intended to stop Covid-19 linked frauds
Europe Hungary On the occasion of shooting her next movie, Borderlands, in the country, the actress Jamie Lee Curtis visited Mátészalka and promised to help raise funds for the restoration of the local synagogue
Asia Maldives National carrier Maldivian has announced it will offer special flights to India for teachers traveling to the nation during the school holidays
Europe Iceland A man who has struck the Vikinglotto, winning the largest lottery payout in Icelandic history of ISK 1,270,806,970 -just under $10 million - is the new billionaire of the country
Europe Poland The country has allocated funding to purchase 38 push-pull trains and 45 locomotives as part of the Covid-19 recovery plan
Asia Georgia The Department of Georgian language and literature opened at the Kafkas University in Turkish city of Kars
Africa Gabon The country has been elected to the UN Security Council next year together with Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Albania and Ghana
Asia Thailand The production of Georg Jensen's Christmas decorations has been moved to the country from factory in Hjorring, Denmark, founded in 1904
Asia Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired the meeting of the federal cabinet held to give approval to the budget proposals for fiscal year 2021-22; maximum funds will be allocated for welfare projects for the poor segments of society, labour and working class
Europe Belarus The International festival of folk music with participants from Russia, China and Korea ends today in Postavy
Asia Jordan The third season of the “Urdun Jannah” program to encourage domestic tourism has been launched by Minister of Tourism and Antiquities