America Cuba Cuba's National Botanical Garden, affiliated with the University of Havana and considered the world's largest, will close "until further notice" due to lack of minimum amount of 10.000 diesel liter/month necessary for operation, said an official statement
Oceania Fiji Fiji needs to attract at least 20% of its yearly gross domestic product in investments to trigger the country's economic growth, stressed the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Demonstrators who blocked the tracks of the Novi Beograd railway station with tents and banners during a protest against the announcement of lithium mining withdrew after the arrival of the police
America Dominican Republic The first stage of the Sierra Prieta Tactical Training Centre in Yamasá was inaugurated; state-of-the-art military facility is designed for advanced training of special forces units in complex, high-risk missions
Africa Central African Republic The staff of the National Assembly have just extended their strike by 8 days from today 12 August 2024; the striking deputies are demanding 3 months' back pay and the strike is likely to disrupt the normal functioning of the National Assembly
Asia Cambodia The spokesperson for the Ministry of Rural Development stated that he had collected data on 455 indigenous communities; to date, only 43% of them have been officially recognised and the registration of community collective land has reached about 52%
Europe Estonia The Union of Estonian Automobile Companies, in a proposal sent to the Ministry of Education and Research, suggested lowering the Estonian language proficiency requirements for bus drivers and stepping up checks for taxi drivers
Africa Cameroon Junior Ngombe, a 23-year-old hairdresser and social media activist, was arrested in Douala and has been detained for several days for 'inciting rebellion' and 'spreading false news', for videos posted on TikTok
Africa Gambia The Shelter for Improvement project for children, initiated by First Lady Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow, was handed over to the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The UN Security Council adopted a resolution authorising the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo MONUSCO to provide operational and logistical support to the Southern African Development Community peacekeeping mission
Europe Italy The Italian labour market is short of at least 22.000 truck drivers, the latest estimate says, attributing stress, physical effort and working hours to the declining attractiveness of this profession; a number of European countries face the same problem
Europe Bulgaria The Bulgarian parliament adopted a law banning the 'propaganda' of 'non-traditional sexual orientations' in schools, sparking outrage and calls for protest; drafted by the pro-Russian Revival party, it also won the support of pro-Western factions
Africa Sudan The head of the Sudanese army, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, will move his headquarters to Omdurman, the twin city of the capital Khartoum, to personally lead military operations
Asia Lebanon Extra medical supplies were delivered by the World Health Organisation to prevent possible health crises that could result from a major conflict in Lebanon