Asia Myanmar Peace talks with several smaller ethnic armed organizations have been promoted by Myanmar’s military government as evidence of ongoing national reconciliation; Critics argue the discussions exclude many of the country’s most powerful resistance groups
America Belize Throughout the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony, Belize was represented by a single athlete, Shaun Gill, who proudly served as the country's flag bearer
Europe Hungary Large areas of Hungary faced severe drought, which impacted summer crops such as maize and sunflowers; monthly totals are still below the long-term average, with deficits reaching 70 millimetres in some areas
Oceania Tonga The percentage of women in corporate leadership is still low, with men holding over four out of five positions among board directors, and boards on which no women sit increasing
Oceania Samoa There are differing opinions among speakers of the Sāmoan language on the use of certain diacritical marks and glottal stops that indicate specific pronunciations; the debate occurs in New Zealand
Africa Botswana A free outdoor community gymnasium has been opened in Francistown; designed to improve the well-being of the inhabitants, it will benefit at least 5.000 people
Africa Ivory Coast The Independent Electoral Commission intends to propose 'compulsory registration on the electoral roll'; 4,5 million citizens are still not registered on the electoral roll out of 12,5 million people of voting age in the country
Europe Iceland The Icelandic economy may not be able to provide immigrants with quality employment commensurate with their education: 53% of foreign-born workers are over-educated compared to their position, recent Eurostat data show
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Five officers of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force have been selected to represent the SVG senior men's cricket team in the 2024 Windward Islands Tournament
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
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
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 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
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