Asia Myanmar Peace talks with several smaller ethnic armed organizations have been promoted by Myanmar’s military government as evidence of ongoing national reconciliation; Critics argue the discussions exclude many of the country’s most powerful resistance groups
Europe Monaco The Rainier III Centre at Princess Grace Hospital has welcomed a new member to its team in the geriatrics department, Sépia, a therapy dog donated by Les Chiens Guides d'Aveugles de Provence Côte d'Azur Corse, the region's guide dog association
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 East Timor Donating new ambulances in 9 municipalities, the government has decided to strengthen emergency response across the country
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 South Korea Some 40% of South Korean workers who reported workplace bullying said they faced retaliation from their superiors afterward, a survey by local civic group Workplace Gabjil 119 showed, adding the government is not doing enough to face the problem
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
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
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
Europe France The Barnier government appears to be far from the national unity that was promised by Emmanuel Macron as it is almost evenly split between Renaissance and the right-wing party; only Didier Migaud, in Justice, appears as a social-democratic figure
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 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
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
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