America Cuba International investors can now build and fully own tourism facilities: to reverse the dramatic fall in tourism, authorities have eliminated the requirement for foreign groups to form a joint venture with the Cuban state to manage their tourism activities
Africa Ethiopia A new site, Aftit, in the Amhara region, has been created for people fleeing Sudan's civil war, which will replace two other sites, Awlala and Kumer, recently closed, Ethiopia's Refugee and Returnee Service and UNHCR announced
Asia Indonesia A mega-earthquake could hit Indonesia in the future, warned a researcher at the Geological Disaster Research Centre of the National Agency for Research and Innovation, but reminded that 'claims about the exact date of the earthquake are false'
Europe Slovenia Podčetrtek Castle in the east of the country has reopened to visitors after extensive renovations that restored it to its former glory after being left to decay for decades; the last major renovation dates back to 1874
America Brazil A Supreme Court justice has ordered the "immediate suspension" of the social media platform X, former Twitter, in Brazil until the company complies with all court orders, including the identification of a legal representative and payment of fines
Africa Madagascar Faced with recurring water supply problems in Antananarivo, Prime Minister Ntsay met with officials from the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, but no immediate solution was adopted
Europe Kosovo Kosovo's flag flew for the first time at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, with athlete Grevist Bytyqi becoming the first to represent the country at the international games in the 1500-metre running event
Africa Tanzania Households that have voluntary moved out of Ngorongoro Conservation Area and set in Msomera Village have been provided with a 3 bedroom house on 2,5 acres of land a 3 acres farm and foodstuff for 18 months, says Supervisor of Voluntary Relocation Exercise
Africa Mauritania PM Mokhtar Ould Ajay met with the Ambassador of Qatar to Mauritania to discuss cooperation actions between the two countries and the means to develop them; diplomatic relations had been re-established last March after a break of almost four years
Asia Iran An increasing number of Iranian women have been sentenced to death in a frame of rising executions in the country, which have grown since unprecedented anti-establishment protests broke out in 2022
America Dominican Republic A new record for energy demand was set i in the Dominican Republic in August 2024, reaching 3,729 megawatts, an 8,9% increase compared to the same period last year
Africa Morocco More than four thousand people convicted, wanted or facing prosecution for cannabis-related activities have been granted a pardon by King Mohammed VI, enabling a massive accession of cannabis farmers, producers and cultivators to the regulatory process
Europe Monaco The Principality will celebrate one of its most cherished traditions on 7 September: 'U Cavagnëtu', the annual picnic reserved exclusively for Monegasques, their spouses and children, in the Parc Princesse Antoinette
Asia Afghanistan The Taliban have formally codified into law a rule on the propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice that places severe restrictions on the appearance, behaviour and movements of women and also imposes constraints on men