Asia China 10 United States-based companies have been added to China's export control list, government procurement barred from 50 US companies two weeks after the Pentagon blacklisted some of China’s best-known companies for alleged ties to the Chinese military
America Costa Rica The country has solidified its position as a leader in attracting Foreign Direct Investment, ranking first in Latin America; last year the country attracted $3,788 billion in FDI, a 20% increase from 2022, contributing 4,5% to its GDP
Asia Laos Health and labour control centres will be set up to prevent occupational accidents and diseases by the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, in cooperation with six hospitals in Vientiane
Africa Namibia After waiting for more than three years for their redundancy payments following the liquidation of the national airline, Air Namibia, the former employees will receive the payments following a High Court decision
Africa Morocco Four Moroccan companies made it into the top 100 Forbes Middle East's ranking of 100 listed companies for 2024, as Moroccan corporate sector shows great potential for growth
Africa Malawi The World Muslim League inaugurated one of its largest water projects in Africa in Malawi, which will benefit six regions; the project uses solar energy for sustainability and includes storage units and pumps
Europe Romania The first public maternity hospital built in Timișoara in the last 50 years was inaugurated on the campus of the Timișoara County Hospital
Oceania New Zealand The Climate Change Commission presented its first progress assessment of the national adaptation plan, examining its effectiveness and implementation, founding that it is not happening at the scale or pace needed; it also contains 9 recommendations
Oceania Kiribati Ruth Cross Kwansing, one of the 18 women candidates out of 114 vying for one of the 44 parliamentary seats up for grabs in Kiribati's national elections, believes that 'government inefficiencies' have prevented an improvement in citizens' living standards
Africa Senegal Media organisations staged a day-long blackout on Tuesday 13 August to protest a government crackdown that they say directly targets them and aims to restrict press freedom in the country
America Bolivia Amid a fuel supply crisis in Bolivia, President Luis Arce replaced his Hydrocarbons and Energy Minister, Franklin Molina, with Alejandro Gallardo; the change comes after transporters and merchants protested fuel shortages, demanding Molina's removal
Africa Zambia Brian Mundubile, opposition leader in parliament, condemned the imprisonment of, among others, Pambashe MPs Ronald Chitotela and Kawambwa MP Nickson Chilangwa, joining the many voices calling for their release and demanding justice
America Belize Belize and the UN reaffirmed their partnership during the 4th Joint National Steering Committee, highlighting the UN Country Implementation Plan for 2025, which includes 161 projects to advance economic resilience, equality, climate, and justice
Asia Cyprus All diplomatic missions have been informed that the ESTIA plan to repatriate third country nationals has been activated and Cyprus is ready to help if there are requests to leave the Middle East via the island following the escalating situation