Africa Comoros Tayar, the first Comorian ride-hailing app, has been launched with support of Comorian Association of ICT and its incubator Comor'Lab; relying on geolocation, it is designed to enhance road safety and has an alert system connected to emergency services
Europe Denmark A demonstration against gun violence was held in Nørrebro, organised by the People's Initiative Let's Take Back the Streets, in response to the shooting that left one person dead and one injured in the Copenhagen district last Thursday
Asia Cambodia The spokesperson for the Ministry of Rural Development stated that he had collected data on 455 indigenous communities; to date, only 43% of them have been officially recognised and the registration of community collective land has reached about 52%
America Dominican Republic The first stage of the Sierra Prieta Tactical Training Centre in Yamasá was inaugurated; state-of-the-art military facility is designed for advanced training of special forces units in complex, high-risk missions
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Demonstrators who blocked the tracks of the Novi Beograd railway station with tents and banners during a protest against the announcement of lithium mining withdrew after the arrival of the police
Europe Czech Republic The digitised building permit system will become fully operational in August; about 64% of the 6.000 applications submitted so far are in progress, with about 500 decisions made
Europe Estonia The Union of Estonian Automobile Companies, in a proposal sent to the Ministry of Education and Research, suggested lowering the Estonian language proficiency requirements for bus drivers and stepping up checks for taxi drivers
Europe Finland An increasing number of Finns are living without the necessary financial safety net, according to a recent survey revealing that 11% of respondents would find themselves in trouble when faced with an unexpected expense of €100
Oceania Fiji Fiji needs to attract at least 20% of its yearly gross domestic product in investments to trigger the country's economic growth, stressed the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce
Africa Gambia The Shelter for Improvement project for children, initiated by First Lady Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow, was handed over to the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare
Asia North Korea Kim Jong-un declared the country will refuse outside aid to recover from the floods that have devastated areas near the border with China, and ordered to bring thousands of displaced people to the capital to provide them with better assistance
Europe Bulgaria The Bulgarian parliament adopted a law banning the 'propaganda' of 'non-traditional sexual orientations' in schools, sparking outrage and calls for protest; drafted by the pro-Russian Revival party, it also won the support of pro-Western factions
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The UN Security Council adopted a resolution authorising the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo MONUSCO to provide operational and logistical support to the Southern African Development Community peacekeeping mission
Africa Tunisia In the south and east of the country, where the blue crab has been proliferating since 2014, fishermen are looking to take advantage of it, after several foreign companies embarked on the export of the crustacean, although its market price isn't that high