Asia India Young-led ‘cockroach' movement, whose protests are challenging Modi’s government on accountability and educational reforms, is attracting professionals, families and public support after police used tear gar and beatings to disperse march on parliament
Africa Libya The Commander-in-Chief of the Libyan Armed Forces, Khalifa Haftar, met with a US delegation, praising the development of friendly relations between the Libyan Armed Forces General Command and the United States
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The Order of Nurses of Portugal will provide technical support to the recently created branch in Sao Tomé and train nurses in the archipelago
Europe Spain The Montegancedo project plans to build 1.050 homes in Pozuelo de Alarcón, the richest city in Spain, bringing 4.000 new residents to where less than 2.000 now live; residents are protesting the luxury project that will cut down thousands of trees
America Suriname The Hague Court of Appeal has upheld the seizure of 19.5 million euros from a cash shipment from Suriname, rejecting the Central Bank of Suriname's complaint for immunity from criminal seizure, as the money belongs to commercial banks, not the state
Africa Uganda Flutterwave, a payment technology company, received its Payment Systems Operator's licence from the Bank of Uganda
America Trinidad and Tobago The City of Miramar, in collaboration with Commissioner Maxwell B. Chambers, will celebrate Trinidad's 62nd Independence Day on Saturday, 31 August 2024 to commemorate the enduring values of freedom, unity and cultural pride on the path to independence
Africa Zimbabwe The country prepares to reduce prices of meat and poultry products following the recent policy directive to eliminate Value Added Tax to improve food accessibility and nutritional intake
America Peru The water of the Santa and Tablachaca rivers has been declared unfit for human consumption due to high levels of iron, arsenic, and manganese, which have been linked to illegal mining activities
America Nicaragua The government ordered the closure of another 1.500 NGOs, including religious and social organizations, marking the largest single-day shutdown since 2018 and bringing the total closures to over 5.200 since the 2018 protests
America Guatemala Despite an ongoing dispute where Guatemala claims about 11.000 square kilometers of Belizean land, Guatemala's President Bernardo Arévalo and Belize's Prime Minister John Briceño met to strengthen cooperation on issues like migration and tourism
Africa Zambia Concerns are growing for elevated aflatoxin levels detected in maize grain, animal feed and mealie meal; aflatoxins, caused by fungi, can contaminate many crops in stressful conditions and at high levels pose significant health risks to humans and animals
Asia Sri Lanka The High Commissioner of India in Sri Lanka inaugurated a drinking water plant at Sinhapada, in the UNESCO World Heritage rock fortress of Sigiriya; the Indian government has already taken over the maintenance costs of the plant for the next 5 years
Oceania New Zealand The New Zealand Infrastructure Commission has launched an Infrastructure Priorities Programme to address and solve problems such as leaky water pipes, congested roads, schools and hospitals