Asia Laos New rules for intellectual property protection wereintroduced, allowing businesses to protect industrial designs internationally through a single application under the Hague System; It simplifies registration and administrative procedures, reducing costs
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
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
America Argentina The Argentine government announced that Brazil has assumed Argentina's diplomatic representation in Venezuela as of this month; this move follows Venezuela's order for several countries, including Argentina, to withdraw their diplomatic staff
America Canada After a massive landslide blocked the Chilcotin River in British Columbia's Cariboo region, residents and institutions are bracing for a possible deluge of water; officials warn ‘impacts could be significant’ if the slide gives way
Asia Jordan “We will not be a battlefield for Iran or Israel. We informed the Iranians and the Israelis that we will not allow anyone to violate our airspace and risk the safety of our citizens,” the Jordanian foreign minister said in an interview with Al Arabiya
Asia Indonesia The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy has made available 10 shares of scholarships for residents of Natuna, Riau Islands, to pursue higher studies at the country's Tourism Polytechnics
Africa South Sudan 3.3 million people, almost 1/3 of the population, are expected to be affected by the floods in the country as of September according to a note from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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
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
Africa Guinea-Bissau Football club Sport Bissau and Benfica is the new national champion of Guinea-Bissau for the 2023-2024 football season
America Dominica Thea LaFond made history for the Caribbean island nation of Dominica by winning gold in the triple jump to claim the country's first-ever Olympic medal
Asia Thailand A 10-year strategic plan to increase the number of health professionals will be presented to the cabinet, which in early July approved the Ministry of Public Health's proposal to address the shortage of these professionals in the public health sector
Asia Vietnam To achieve the economic growth target of 7,5-8%, HCM City departments are working to remove bottlenecks in the delivery of public investment