Asia China 10 United States-based companies have been added to China's export control list, government procurement barred from 50 US companies two weeks after the Pentagon blacklisted some of China’s best-known companies for alleged ties to the Chinese military
America Chile Chile celebrated the 53rd year of its country’s copper nationalization, with President Gabriel Boric commemorating this historic event at Chuquicamata, highlighting the contributions and ongoing significance of the industry to the nation's economy
Africa Angola The World Health Organisation is leading a mission to eradicate dracunculiasis - or Guinea worm disease, a crippling parasitic disease - in Angola, one of the five countries where it has not yet been eradicated
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 Central African Republic The inhabitants of Boali, 95 kilometres north of Bangui, are concerned about the unprecedented drying up of Lake Mbali, which threatens to have serious repercussions on electricity production
Asia Oman The National Museum opened the 'Oman Day' exhibition and events with the title 'The Splendour of Silver: Treasures of the Omani Court' at the Kremlin Museums in Moscow, Russia
Europe Romania Baia Mare, Cluj-Napoca, Iași and Oradea will host this year's Orange Weekends caravan, a programme of film screenings and game competitions to be held in symbolic areas of these cities
Asia Thailand Authorities suspended a Chinese-owned luxury resort project on Koh Samui island after discovering that the structure was not built according to the permit and was taller than allowed by law
Africa Seychelles Anse Boileau Secondary School hosted its first Career Fair in five years, where labour organisations were able to share their expertise, engage with students and encourage them to pursue a career in their field
Africa Uganda CanalBox, a new broadband Internet service provider, was officially launched in Uganda with an investment of more than Shs 50 billion (US$ 13,5 million) over the past 11 months in the country
Africa Zambia With two million more children able to attend state schools from 2021 without paying after school is made free for all, experts say overcrowding is jeopardising the quality of education, especially for low-income students
Africa Lesotho To strengthen the quality of HIV testing services, the country is moving to the WHO-recommended three HIV test strategy in which a person is diagnosed with HIV after three consecutive reactive tests
Europe Kosovo 1.586.659 citizens live in the territory of Kosovo according to preliminary data from the population census published by the Statistical Agency of Kosovo
Asia Taiwan Nearly 400.000 Taiwanese are expected to travel to the US this year; as demand for air travel to the US booms, more flights are being added from Taiwan to Seattle, with the number of companies operating the route this year rising from one to four