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 Mexico Mexico's newly president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum has promised judicial reforms, including wide consultations and replacing appointed Supreme Court judges with elected officials, despite market concerns and the peso's decline
Africa Madagascar The technical testing of the cable car cabins for the route from Anosy to Soarano has been completed and the one with human passengers should start shortly
Europe Iceland The continued decline of affordable housing in the capital region is one of most important trends shown in the June report of the Housing and Construction Authority
Asia Laos State Inspection Authority identified development and investment projects, particularly roads and bridges, as primary sources of fraud, notice the loss of large sums of money to corruption
Europe Kosovo Kosovo's first National Observatory and Planetarium has opened to the public in the village of Rashinca; organisation Astronomy Outreach of Kosovo hopes that this will usher in a new era of scientific research
America Jamaica An increase in limestone exports of around 300% has been recorded over the past year, due to the presence of highly prized limestones and companies producing large quantities of chemical grade limestone
Asia North Korea North Korean soldiers briefly trespassed on South Korean territory, for the third time in a fortnight, and returned to their country after the SK military had broadcast warnings and fired warning shots; according to SK, the trespassing was accidental
Europe Liechtenstein Not far from the Liechtenstein border, only 13 kilometres as the crow flies from Grauspitz, Austria's largest pumped storage power station will be built, but for the planners, Liechtenstein's involvement is unthinkable
Europe Latvia The average gross hourly wage of women is 16,5% lower than that of men in 2023, according to estimates by the Central Statistical Office of Latvia
Europe Spain 23 years after Spain undertook the rescue of the Iberian lynx, in a terminal state with only 94 individuals remaining in two separate populations, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature changed its status from endangered to vulnerable
Europe Hungary The purchase price of Budapest Airport has been announced: after more than a year of intense negotiations, the purchase agreement was signed, with the Hungarian state paying €2,48 billion for an 80% share
Africa South Sudan Over seven million people are estimated to face acute food insecurity between now and July; even worse, patients with tuberculosis and/or HIV often suspend their treatment as it is difficult to tolerate on an empty stomach, MSF reports