Asia Sri Lanka An “Ehi Passiko” peace walk began in Dambulla, bringing together Buddhist monks and participants to promote peace and mindfulness; “Ehi Passiko,” meaning “come and see,” reflects a core Buddhist principle encouraging understanding through experience
America Nicaragua The 54th General Assembly of the Organization of American States approved a resolution urging member states to intensify efforts to end human rights violations in Nicaragua, calling for the immediate release of political and religious prisoners
Europe Italy 20 Italian Companies have been named in the TIME 500 World's Most Sustainable Companies 2024 report; the luxury fashion house Moncler ranks third on the global list with 88,66/100 points although many companies ranking high don’t make physical products
Europe Moldova The National Bank is working with the Service for Preventing and Combating Money Laundering and other national authorities to stop illegal financial flows from Russia and the unauthorised use of Russian card payment systems in Moldova
Africa Mozambique Until March this year, more than 56.000 travellers from 29 countries have benefited from the eVisa for tourism and business since the implementation of Measure 13 of the Economic Acceleration Package in December 2022
Asia Indonesia The development of microalgae biotechnology to create high-value products is being supported by the Minister of Industry; microalgae have high development potential given the country's favourable environmental conditions
Africa Senegal The Saudi government allocated 12.860 pilgrimage places to Senegal and, according to the medical authorities, up to 60% of these pilgrims tested positive for Covid-19
Europe Germany The German authorities carried out approximately 830.000 border checks for Euro 2024 and 603 people were arrested for offences ranging from non-payment of alimony to murder, from international terrorism to right-wing and left-wing extremism
Asia Mongolia Mongolia's ruling party emerged from the polls with a significantly reduced parliamentary majority after a campaign dominated by fears over corruption and the state of the economy
Asia Singapore Sun Life Singapore announced the launch of SunBrilliance Whole Life, a life insurance solution designed for estate and legacy planning
Africa eSwatini Oil producer operations in Eswatini Oil Mills have the potential to create over 100.000 indirect jobs for farmers if Eswatini achieves self-sufficiency in soya production
Asia India A significant upsurge in cybercrime is underway, with an average of 2.924 attacks on organisations per week over the past six months, double the global average; the healthcare sector has been the hardest hit, with an average of 6.935 attacks per week
Africa Republic of the Congo The government will continue its efforts to improve the availability of caesarean kits after a free scheme was set up in 2011 for the care of caesarean section, ectopic pregnancy, emergency care of newborns resulting from a caesarean section
Africa Rwanda The Apostolic Nunciature in Rwanda celebrated the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Rwanda alongside the 11th anniversary of Pope Francis' pontificate