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
America Dominican Republic 15 million pesos (US$252.000) will be awarded to each athlete who wins a gold medal at the 2024 Olympic Games, in an announcement by the Dominican Minister of Sport before the delegation leaves for Paris
Oceania Vanuatu Tomorrow Friday 19 July 2024, in Port Vila, the United States of America will open its embassy
Europe Greece The country experienced its tenth consecutive day of heatwave on Wednesday, according to the Meteorological Weather Service of the National Observatory of Athens
Asia Kyrgyzstan The ban on increasing fees for fee-based services in higher education institutions has been lifted by the President
Africa Guinea-Bissau The National Convergence for Freedom and Development opposes the presidential decree setting early legislative elections for 24 November 2024, as the dissolution of parliament took place outside the constitutional framework
America Barbados The government has denied media reports that the health of Barbadians was put at risk during the International Cricket Council Men's T20 World Cup
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Emerging cobalt problems in the country, the world's main source of cobalt, have been related to the use of child labour and Chinese control over the refining of the ore for use in batteries
America Antigua and Barbuda A support group for Alzheimer's disease patients caregivers has just been established in Antigua and Barbuda; about 28 people attended the first session via Zoom
Africa Botswana Plans to develop Botswana's first public-scale battery energy storage system, with a capacity of 50 MW and a storage capacity of 200 MWh, have been approved by the World Bank Group
Africa Comoros The Comoros National Centre for Crafts hosted the launch of the project to support vocational training in the sewing professions, which aims to 'make sewing a profession of the future'
Asia Jordan The Jerash Festival of Culture and Arts was announced: to be scheduled between July 24 and August 3, the 38th edition aims to raise the profile of culture and arts and will not include singing concerts at the Southern Theatre; proceeding will fund charity
America Chile Chile celebrated the 53rd year of its country’s copper nationalization, with President Gabriel Boric commemorating this historic event at Chuquicamata, highlighting the contributions and ongoing significance of the industry to the nation's economy
Africa Chad During a meeting that brought together prefects, sub-prefects and heads of cantons in Batha province, Governor Ahmat Goukouni Mourali insisted on communication to avoid inter-community conflicts