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
Africa Benin Two 16th century brass plaques depicting a Warrior Chief and a Court Official, belonging to the 'Benin Bronzes' series, will be returned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art to Nigeria, where they had been found and looted
Europe Croatia Croatian judoka Barbara Matic is the new world champion in the category under 70 kg, having beaten Japan's Yoko Ono in the final match in Budapest
Asia United Arab Emirates Startup 'Desert Control' has developed a spray that helps topsoil, sandy soil and desert sand retain water and nutrients, helping to reverse soil degradation and green up arid lands
Africa Central African Republic Over 2000 refugees fleeing from the country settled in Garoua Boulai and Kenzou in the East of Cameroon will receive material from Cameroon Head of State
Asia Cambodia Forest rangers confirmed the presence of 61 rare and endangered vultures from three different species at the area of the Chheb Wildlife Sanctuary; the ministry and its NGO partners carried out a census of the vultures in four natural protected areas
Africa Chad The political movement "Les transformateurs" has obtained official recognition as a political party by the country's authorities
Oceania Vanuatu Farmers from Malampa province will build up their sustenance autonomy by producing their own seeds and establishing a seed bank
Europe United Kingdom The G7 opens today in Cornwall, the first in attendance in two years; p e of the topics is infodemics -the rapid spread of information not always correct on a specific subject - a relatively new concept never addressed before
Europe Italy Architects from Carlo Ratti Associati and Italian gelato and frozen-desserts company Sammontana have unveiled a new beach umbrella that uses the sun’s energy to provide cooling, creating the perfect way to make summer enjoyment sustainable
Asia Kyrgyzstan The VI International Dance Olympiad of Central Asia starts today in the Kyrgyz capital
Europe Moldova The country will receive an “unprecedented” 600 million-euro economic recovery package from the EU over a three-year period
Africa Tunisia A Tunisian-Indian research team has devised a new vaccine against tuberculosis, which would be more effective than BCG, the existing
America Peru Biodiversity resources and ecosystem services contribute between 15% and 20% of the national GDP, as the government officially declared