Europe Vatican City “Within Your Gates: The Forum for the Universal Vocation of Jerusalem” is born: the interdisciplinary forum is promoted by Cardinal Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, and developed in collaboration with the University of Notre Dame
Africa South Africa The International Tourism Film Festival Africa held at the Labia Theatre in Gardens, Cape Town, awarding the hosting city with 5 of the prizes
Asia Singapore F1 Grand Prix, previously replanned for October, has been cancelled for second year in a row due to ongoing safety and logistic concerns brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic
Africa Lesotho Lesotho winter 2021 ski season opens today and local resort Afriski - one of the only two in southern Africa - on June 10th
Europe Portugal Lightsource BP announced a 900€ million investment that will fund the development of five utility-scale solar projects in the country
Europe Hungary Proposed new anti-pedophilia bill with harsher penalties for this crime was supported by the National Assembly while The Hungarian Catholic Bishops’ Conference (MKPK) has condemned all forms of child abuse and declared zero tolerance towards it
Asia Cyprus Cyprus continues to hold the first place in bathing water excellence with 100% compliance with the provisions of the EU Directive on the Management of Bathing Water Quality
Asia Georgia Large-scale wind farms with a combined capacity of 200MW will be built within three years to increase wind power generation share up to 20% of the total power generated in the country by 2030
Africa Gambia The Sarah’s Kindergarten in Lamin village recently inaugurated a new playground for the pupils enable pupils to guarantee interaction during physical education and help to develop physically healthy
Africa Sierra Leone The Government has partnered with genealogy service AfricanAncestry.com to help those wishing to relocate and is offering citizenship to people who have ancestral connections to the country
Africa Zambia The country is among six non-members of the Global Forum to have completed the survey for a report on fiscal transparency in Africa
Europe Vatican City The Holy See was granted permanent observer status at the WHO, after a resolution was adopted at the 74th World Health Assembly
Asia Jordan An expansion project at Al Hassan Industrial Estate is proceeding according to plan with 70% completion of the work, according to Jordan Industrial Estates Company
Europe Switzerland The partial revision of the Federal Aviation Act, which was unanimously approved by the National Council, provides for systematic checks for aircraft pilots to prevent alcohol and drug abuse