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
Asia Tajikistan The unitary state enterprise 'Centre for Digitalisation of the Transport Industry' of the Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan is working on automating the payment system in public transport
Africa Botswana Health officials have begun screening travelers for smallpox at entry points in the country after neighboring South Africa recorded deaths
Africa Cape Verde The president of the Cape Verdean Volleyball Federation, António Rodrigues, was elected first vice-president of the African Volleyball Confederation with a record 41 votes out of 53 voting countries
Europe Germany According to Eurostat data for 2023, Germany was the largest producer of ice cream, with 612 million litres, followed by France with 568 million litres and Italy with 527
Africa Ghana US$1 billion will be disbursed to Ghana by the World Bank over the next 12 months with the aim of stabilising the economy, supporting private enterprises and financing critical projects
Asia Iran The only language institute recognized by the German Embassy in Iran was shut down after the closure of Islamic religious centers in Germany, considered Islamophobic and a "hostile action"
Europe Greece Promises made to restore the rule of law and effectively tackle squatting in Mykonos have not been kept; urban planning abuses continue unabated and there have been very few cases of illegal constructions being terminated or serious fines being imposed
Europe Switzerland The Federal Armaments Office of Switzerland, state agency in charge of armaments and military technology, published an announcement offering a total prize of over €50.000 to the best ideas for removing the many remnants of war from lakes
America Suriname President Chandrikapersad Santokhi highlighted that the government will shortly begin to address inefficiencies in the home purchasing power programme for low-income locals, which has recently come under scrutiny due to allegations of fraud
America Uruguay Reducing the standard workweek from 48 to 40 hours without lowering salaries is being considered; the PIT-CNT, Uruguay's largest labor union, has launched a campaign to promote legislation that would set this limit
Africa Ivory Coast As of 1 September, Ivorian nationals will have to be in possession of a visa to return to Morocco, a measure, adopted by consensus by the two countries, that aims to combat irregular immigration
America Venezuela With the country still in political turmoil, international calls for transparency in the election continue; the government maintains that the system was hacked, preventing a full release of results
Africa Sudan The country has declared a cholera epidemic, with 22 deaths recorded in the past weeks; WHO recently made known that 78 cholera deaths were recorded in Sudan between 1 January and 28 July this year