Oceania Solomon Islands Due to unprecedented increase in the number of bodies being stored at the morgue in National Referral Hospital in Honiara, relatives of deceased patients have been advised to collect their loved ones’ bodies within 48 hours
Oceania Samoa Pre-polling stations have been opened for the elderly and the members of the disabled community, making sure they can exercise their right to vote ahead of the general election scheduled for tomorrow 29 August
Europe Spain Tomatina was celebrated in Buñol: a traditional event where people battle with over-ripe tomatoes on the last Wednesday of August; 20.000 registered participants have thrown at each other over 100 metric tons of tomatoes
Asia Oman The shrimp fishing season 2025 will run from 1 September to 30 November; making the official announcement, MAFWR ministry stressed the importance of fishermen adhering to regulations, using only licensed gear locally known as al-ghadif
Europe Switzerland Just Eat Takeaway.com is experimenting robotic deliveries, starting from Oerlikon area in Zurich; automatons from RIVR, a spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, will be able to adapt to their surroundings, avoiding obstacles
Oceania Tonga A 11-person team led by Tonga’s ex Foreign Minister Mrs Fekitamoeloa ‘Utoikamanu, are in Georgetown, Guyana to observe regional elections set for 1/9; deployed by the Commonwealth SG, they will oversee opening, voting, closing, counting and results
Africa Benin Potential beneficiaries of loans for farmers, or 'credit agricole', a key tool, are calling on authorities to streamline the process: some producers manage to obtain credit from decentralized financial systems, others are stuck with collateral as obstacle
Europe Lithuania Social Democratic MP Inga Ruginienė has been appointed as Prime Minister of Lithuania; following the resignation of Paluckas on 31 July, 78 parliament members voted in favor, 35 against and 14 abstained
Africa Morocco A $405.000 contract with a consultancy firm close to the US president was signed, allegedly for labelling the Polisario Front in Western Sahara a terrorist organisation to induce the group in negotiations; it is not clear how it would facilitate dialogue
America Guyana A validation workshop has been launched in Guyana for its National Adaptation Plan, a long-term environmental strategy to strengthen resilience against rising seas, droughts and other climate impacts across 10 key sectors
Africa Gabon National goal of energy independence and universal access within ten years is pursued with new deals, as with Turkish Aksa Energy for design, financing, construction and operation of a 1.000MW gas power plant; the state utility SEEG still poses hurdles
Europe Slovenia A national test of a new emergency alert system will be run: all mobile phone users connected to wireless networks will receive a push notification from Civil Protection/Disaster Relief, also in English; message in Italian, Hungarian in minority areas
Europe Estonia A national designated spatial plan for a defense industry park has been approved in a government session; it will cover a 204-hectare site in the Ermistu village, Pärnu city, and a 141-hectare site in Varinurme village, East Viru County
Europe Poland A change in regulations concerning reprographic fees will introduce a new tax on the most commonly used electronic devices - smartphones, tablets, computers, televisions, decoders, data carriers - without going through the normal parliamentary process