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
Africa Guinea General Mamadi Doumbouya has enacted a law providing more than €100 million in funding for the construction of regional hospitals in Kindia and Labé
Europe Ireland A survey conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics to determine the reason for an 84.000 discrepancy in official estimates of the private rental market found a large number of 'informal' rentals across the country that counts 1,8 million households
America Trinidad and Tobago An update on the recent outbreak of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome has been provided by the Ministry of Agriculture, Land Protection and Fisheries, explaining the measures underway to contain infections
Europe Albania New rules have been introduced to prevent doctors working in the public sector from treating the same patients in private clinics in order to strengthen the transparency and fairness of the healthcare system
Europe Germany In 2023 the German Catholic Church lost more than 591.000 members due to dropouts and deaths and the Protestant Church lost approximately 560.000
Asia Saudi Arabia The General Authority for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises launched its e-Commerce Week, in which more than 40 public and private entities will participate to raise awareness of the importance of e-commerce and the impact on businesses
Asia Thailand A 10-year strategic plan to increase the number of health professionals will be presented to the cabinet, which in early July approved the Ministry of Public Health's proposal to address the shortage of these professionals in the public health sector
Africa Gabon Transitional President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema expressed his country's desire to reduce dependence on food imports and hoped to benefit from Uganda's experience in wealth creation
Africa Burundi Supplies at the Bururi regional blood transfusion centre have been lacking for more than two weeks and health officials in southern provinces expressed concern for patients
Europe Austria The Austrian company that is offering part-time PhDs from an online business school in Malta for up to €32.000 has been declared 'not legal' by the Austrian authorities
Africa Ghana Parliament passed a law to give more job opportunities to women nationwide, with the aim of increasing their participation in governance and decision-making to a minimum of 30% by 2030
Asia Sri Lanka Passports will be issued with new features and three different colours for the identification of diplomatic, official and regular persons from October this year
Asia Vietnam To achieve the economic growth target of 7,5-8%, HCM City departments are working to remove bottlenecks in the delivery of public investment