America Colombia Abelardo De La Espriella has become the new president-elect of Colombia in a tight run-off; the far-right lawyer was openly backed by US President Trump
Asia Myanmar Floods, hunger and violence are having a devastating impact on cities and IDP camps across the country, reports Progressive Voice, an NGO
Asia Iraq The country plans to build five new thermal power plants to add 10.000 megawatts to its electricity grid; the new power plants will be closed-cycle thus able to run on different fuels
Asia Nepal The number of native elephants has gradually increased in Jhapa; according to the head of the Divisional Forestry Bureau, one of the reasons is elephants entering Nepal from India in search of food
Europe Lithuania A new phase in the construction of the Rail Baltica bridge over the Neris in the Jonava district, has started: contractor Rizzani de Eccher is delivering sheet piles to the site
Asia Kazakhstan Kazakh scientist Rauan Kaiyrzhanov has called for the creation of a national brain biobank to promote research into neurodegenerative diseases
Europe Czech Republic The digitised building permit system will become fully operational in August; about 64% of the 6.000 applications submitted so far are in progress, with about 500 decisions made
Africa Kenya Kenyan Emmanuel Wanyonyi (born 1 August 2004) won gold in the men's 800m final at the Paris 2024 Games and became the youngest athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in the speciality
Africa Central African Republic The staff of the National Assembly have just extended their strike by 8 days from today 12 August 2024; the striking deputies are demanding 3 months' back pay and the strike is likely to disrupt the normal functioning of the National Assembly
Asia Cambodia The spokesperson for the Ministry of Rural Development stated that he had collected data on 455 indigenous communities; to date, only 43% of them have been officially recognised and the registration of community collective land has reached about 52%
Europe Denmark A demonstration against gun violence was held in Nørrebro, organised by the People's Initiative Let's Take Back the Streets, in response to the shooting that left one person dead and one injured in the Copenhagen district last Thursday
Europe Switzerland Around 920.000 party-goers attended the 31st Zurich Street Parade on Saturday 10 August, confirming the city status of global techno music capital
Europe Estonia The Union of Estonian Automobile Companies, in a proposal sent to the Ministry of Education and Research, suggested lowering the Estonian language proficiency requirements for bus drivers and stepping up checks for taxi drivers
Oceania Fiji Fiji needs to attract at least 20% of its yearly gross domestic product in investments to trigger the country's economic growth, stressed the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce