America Chile Hundreds of Haitian minors allegedly entered the country on charter flights without authorities verifying their relationship to the accompanying adults, either during the journey or upon arrival, according to the Prosecutor’s Office
Europe Lithuania The Seimas, the Lithuanian Parliament, will not vote on the civil unions bill on 18 July, the last day of the spring session, thus postponing the vote until after the summer
Europe Estonia Over the next two years, the Ministry of the Interior will test a new 'Taskusireen' system (Pocket Siren) that sends threat notifications to smartphones; it can send messages when mobile connections are down and even when the phone is in silent mode
Asia Mongolia After Mongolia's Olympic uniforms, designed by up-and-coming Mongolian fashion brand Michel&Amazonka, were revealed online, netizens praised the country for releasing such beautiful outfits for its athletes, considering them a mix of beauty and tradition
Africa Djibouti Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti's Minister of Foreign Affairs and career diplomat, is running to lead the African Union Commission
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Emerging cobalt problems in the country, the world's main source of cobalt, have been related to the use of child labour and Chinese control over the refining of the ore for use in batteries
America Antigua and Barbuda A support group for Alzheimer's disease patients caregivers has just been established in Antigua and Barbuda; about 28 people attended the first session via Zoom
Asia Brunei His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah's 78th birthday was marked by the birth of fifteen children in the Brunei Muara district and four in the Belait district, with a double celebration for the new parents
Africa Botswana Plans to develop Botswana's first public-scale battery energy storage system, with a capacity of 50 MW and a storage capacity of 200 MWh, have been approved by the World Bank Group
Europe Croatia 116.296 first registrations of new and used vehicles of all categories have been registered by the the Croatian Vehicle Centre in the first half of 2024; the average age of all vehicles in Croatia was 14,8 years
Asia Bangladesh All high schools, Islamic seminaries and vocational institutes in the country will remain closed until further notice after violent student protests left at least six people dead
Africa Comoros The Comoros National Centre for Crafts hosted the launch of the project to support vocational training in the sewing professions, which aims to 'make sewing a profession of the future'
Africa Chad During a meeting that brought together prefects, sub-prefects and heads of cantons in Batha province, Governor Ahmat Goukouni Mourali insisted on communication to avoid inter-community conflicts
Europe Andorra Andorra Research + Innovation, in the conclusions of its study on the impact the partnership agreement negotiated with the EU would have, shows that it would imply sustained GDP growth, which would be 5% higher in 2050