Africa Ethiopia Drivers in Ethiopia face a fuel crisis due to disruptions from the Iran war driving a booming black market; Diesel prices reach 300–500 birr (5-9 $) per liter with illegal resale networks and long queues straining transport and businesses
Europe Slovakia Education of talents, modernisation of health care and coping with impacts of climate change are some of the biggest challenges facing the country, according to the Governor of Central Bank of Slovakia regarding the 'Structural Challenges 2024' document
Asia Cambodia The Ministry of Environment's is developing regional nursery stations though a specific initiative that gained the support of the United Nations National Development Programme in Cambodia
Asia Oman An emergency financing programme to support small and medium-sized enterprises during emergencies has been launched, as announced by the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority
Asia Taiwan Taiwan-based e-scooter brand and battery developer Gogoro Inc. plans to start commercial availability of three e-scooter models and battery replacement services in Singapore in the fourth quarter of this year
Asia Singapore Nearly 100 social media accounts linked to exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui will be blocked as they may launch hostile information campaigns; this is the first use since the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act was passed in October 2021
Asia Tajikistan A group of women in Kulob started a mushroom cultivation business last April; in June they sold their first batch of oyster mushrooms, earning over 10.000 somoni (about €840) and showing it can be quite a profitable business
Europe Spain The Spanish Ministry of Health will fund a new immunotherapy treatment for several types of cancer, which will replace the current intravenous infusion with an injection, reducing treatments from one hour to just seven minutes
Africa Seychelles A group of 18 young male footballers aged between 15 and 16 will travel to Marseille, France, to train and play with top French teams, including Olympique Marseille, through FIFA's Talent Development Programme
Asia Bangladesh Bangladesh's Supreme Court has scaled back the criticised quota-based system of public appointments that led to the violent anti-government protests in recent weeks, during which more than 100 people died
Europe Lithuania Amid social media reports of a possible accident at Russia's Rostov nuclear power plant, the Radiation Protection Centre stated on Friday that there is no direct radiological threat to Lithuanian territory
Oceania Micronesia Over $232 million have been allocated for the Federated States of Micronesia Trust Fund under the new agreement with the US Department of the Interior
Asia Saudi Arabia Nahj, a non-profit organisation, launched its summer training programme to empower young people until 15 August in Riyadh and Jeddah through partnerships with companies in fields including healthcare, law, business development, engineering and technology
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The Portuguese School of São Tomé and Príncipe is being rehabilitated and expanded to meet the demand for students in the archipelago, which has doubled to 700 since its creation in 2016