Oceania Palau A historic $15 million financing agreement has been signed with Saudi Arabia, marking a shift in how Palua's National Development Bank will now operate, as the loan will be directly invested into building affordable housing
Africa Gabon Former President Ali Bongo has announced that he is quitting politics after he was ousted by a military coup about a year ago, shortly after winning his third term in office
Africa Gambia 26.368 people are currently living with HIV, which remains a major public health problem, revealed Lamin Badjie, monitoring and evaluation specialist at the National AIDS Secretariat
Africa Central African Republic Eleven Central African doctors got reunited to treat patients at the Bangui National University Hospital Centre and share their experience with local colleagues thanks to a programme initiated by the AfDB and UNDP
America Cuba Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa, EU ambassador to the archipelago, reiterated her willingness to support Cuba in its efforts to incorporate clean energy into its energy mix
Asia Cambodia Environmental rangers in Mondulkiri province have received four drones and various types of patrol equipment from the Ministry of the Environment to improve the effectiveness of their land monitoring on over one million hectares of protected area
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The devotion linked to Medjugorje has been granted Papal approval; the abundant spiritual fruits received at the Sanctuary of the Queen of Peace are recognized, but no declaration is made on the supernatural character of the Marian apparitions
Asia Brunei A four-day Al-Quran programme attended by 56 Muslim converts concluded on Saturday with a certification ceremony at the Da'wah Islamic Centre
Europe Serbia ‘Leap Into The Future’, Serbia's strategy of development through and investment drive, will be funded by commercial banks; with interest rates high, economists warn that the government has picked a ‘very awkward moment’ for such a strategy
Asia Japan People who experienced the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki but are not certified as hibakusha victims - Japanese specific word for atomic bomb survivors - will receive medical assistance equivalent to that given to hibakusha, said PM Kishida
Europe Luxembourg Pope Francis will visit Luxembourg on 26 September; the last Apostolic visit to the country has been the one of Pope John Paul II in 1985
Europe Kosovo Agritourism on the rise is offering new vitality to Kosovo's emptying villages, with more and more people abandoning urban stress to invest in village revitalisation and establish a sustainable lifestyle away from the city
Asia Philippines The Philippine National Police will deploy vehicles to provide rides to commuters who may be affected by the two-day strike by the Manibela and Piston transport groups beginning Monday 23
Europe Lithuania Lithuanian ports denied entry to damaged cargo ship, MV Ruby, carrying 20.000 tons of explosive ammonium nitrate; the vessel, originating from Kola Peninsula, Russia, was apparently en route to Lithuania and is currently being towed towards the Baltic Sea