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
Africa Republic of the Congo The prescribed clean-up operations of the river market have not yet reduced the burden of waste in several commercial areas of Brazzaville
Asia Cambodia A government report shows opportunities to increase the participation of women in the Royal Armed Forces of Cambodia and, subsequently, in UN peacekeeping operations
America Saint Lucia From 4 to 11 August 2024, the country will host the Windward Islands Cricket Board Senior Men 50-over Tournament 2024 with matches to be played at Mindoo Philip Park in Castries and the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in Gros Islet
Africa Sierra Leone Thomas Daddy Brima, president of the Sierra Leone Football Association, announced a significant investment in transport infrastructure to improve football operations in the country
Oceania Vanuatu The new passport machines arrived in the country to coincide with Vanuatu's 44th independence celebration
Africa Cape Verde The completion of the construction of the high school in Várzea will take place before the start of the 2024/2025 academic year, assured Movement for Democracy MP
Asia Oman The number of vehicles registered in the country during the first half of 2024 amounts to approximately 1.704.873 vehicles, of which private licences account for 79,6%
Asia Cyprus Preparations are underway in the Paphos district village of Lysos for the drying and production of the area’s cured figs, commonly known as ‘maxilles’, which are on the island’s Unesco list of tangible cultural heritage
Europe Montenegro Hoteliers think that infrastructure works and a lack of flights have made this season worse than the previous one, notwithstanding the high room rates
Africa Gambia A toiletries factory was opened in the country for the first time and is located in Kamalo
America Cuba Several experts from UN bodies have called on the US government to lift all restrictions of the blockade against Cuba, considering the detrimental impact on the living conditions of the Cuban people
Africa Central African Republic After the declaration on 26 July of an outbreak of monkeypox in health district Bangui 2, the government is taking measures, such as an epidemiological surveillance system to monitor developments and quickly detect new cases
Oceania Palau The government is struggling to manage the influx of solar energy and is asking neighbouring countries to suspend new solar projects, President Surangel Whipps said