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
Oceania Nauru Printer Winzar Kakiouea, 100 metre male runner, was the only competitor at the Paris Games from the nation
Africa Cape Verde Boxer David De Pina won the first ever Olympic medal for Cape Verde: the country had never gained a medal in its previous seven Olympic Games appearances
Europe Slovakia Guidelines for schools have been issued on the justification of children's absence due to illness for nursery, primary and secondary schools, to unify and clarify the procedure
America Antigua and Barbuda The Antigua and Barbuda Airport Authority has announced the appointment of Wendy Francette-Williams as its new CEO
America Bahamas Lobster fishing trips to Long Island, where the lobster industry is a primary economic driver, were delayed by a tropical disturbance
Europe Russia In an effort to attract more volunteers for war against Ukraine, a new decree offers more money to potential soldiers: those who sign a contract between 1/08 and 31/12 2024 will receive a one-off payment of around $4.650, more than double the previous sum
Asia Afghanistan Kimia Yousofi, who is 28 years old and lives as a refugee in Australia since Talibans are in power, ran for Afghanistan in the 100 metres at Paris Olympics and showed a sheet of paper with the words: 'Education, sport, our rights' written on it
Asia Bangladesh A group of 48 young entrepreneurs expressed solidarity with the student movement and its demands and produced a statement calling for the people's demands not to go unheeded
Europe Slovenia 311 pairs of white storks nested in Slovenia, with 673 young emerging from the nests, a new record since the first annual census of white storks in the country was carried out in 1999
Asia Singapore The launch of the beverage container return scheme has been postponed by one year to give beverage manufacturers and retailers sufficient time to design and implement it
Asia Uzbekistan New tourism categories have been announced by 2025 - geological tourism, industrial and scientific tourism and military tourism - in a draft resolution on strengthening the tourism sector by the Agency for Strategic Reform
Asia Azerbaijan The International Olympic Committee apologised to Azerbaijan for the statements on Nagorno-Karabakh made by the France 2 TV presenter during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics
Africa Tanzania The national poultry industry is struggling with the challenges of cheap imports and illegal trade, which are threatening local farmers and investors despite advances in production and infrastructure