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 Angola The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) signed a cooperation protocol with the country aimed at economically empowering women in rural and periphery-urban zones
Europe Serbia 91.000 citizens signed a petition aimed at calling the government to halt the massive lithium mining and metal processing project in west of the country
Europe Germany For the second year in a row, consumers have paid the most for electricity in a Europe-wide comparison, as shown in new figures from the Federal Statistical Office
Africa Equatorial Guinea The Ministry of Petroleum has announced the arrival of the Sapphire Driller rig, which will drill several wells operated by Trident Energy to compensate for the decline in production from other complexes
Asia Bangladesh The country has been elected as Vice President for the upcoming 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly from the Asia Pacific Region for one year term beginning from September
America Haiti Controversial vote on a new draft constitution has once again been postponed and the new date not yet announced
Asia Japan Games-related events in Tokyo are being cancelled due to the pandemic; the Community Live Site, which includes public viewing and all events has been officially deleeted
Africa Gabon Farmers use gaming technology as part of an innovative project to assess how they deal with wildlife threats to their businesses
Africa South Sudan The 26-year-old Valentino Yuel, football player in the Newcastle Jets team, has joined the national team for the 2021 FIFA Arab World Cup in Doha
Africa Republic of the Congo The country celebrates today Reconciliation Day, a commemoration of the Conference on National Sovereignty
Africa Central African Republic A fire has developed at the Orange headquarters; causes not yet officially known, though an electrical short circuit appears to have caused the drama
Africa Djibouti Shay Lia - a Djiboutian-Canadian musician - will perform Saturday at "This is Africa", on BBC World Service radio and partner stations across Africa
Africa Chad The International Organization for Migration (IOM) assisted 95 Malians including 72 women and children to return home from Chad, in coordination with the two Governments