Europe Czech Republic The proposed law on public service media would change the funding model of Czech Television and Radio from licence fees to state budget financing and has become a highly debated issue from all sides over concerns over a potential loss of independence
Asia Cyprus 200 air conditioning units will be installed in 10 schools in Limassol and 10 Nicosia by August 10, the head of the school boards committee promised after tenders have been launched and bids will close on 23 June
Europe Slovenia The house in which Prešeren was born will be restored and reinvented this year; the place were the national poet was born attracts over 20.000 visitors per year, with largest numbers on 8 February, Slovenian Culture Day the anniversary of the poet's death
Asia South Korea Four months into the prolonged medical standoff, patients are once again left on edge as medical staff, private practitioners and the largest lobbying group for doctors voted to strike on 18 June to protest the drastic medical school quota expansion
Asia Myanmar Ruling junta imposed new restrictions on the Internet, banning the use of virtual private networks (VPNs) that will affect the 20 million social media users due to the ongoing clashes
Oceania Samoa A body to investigate corrupt practices within the government will soon be established, as the first national anti-corruption policy and strategy was officially launched in Apia
Africa Mozambique Mozambique's electoral commission claimed to have included in its register almost one million additional voters who, according to the country's National Statistics Institute, 'cannot exist'
Oceania New Zealand A waka tīwai originally used for transport on the Waitotara River was welcomed home in South Taranaki after an absence of 55 years
Asia Saudi Arabia Artificial intelligence technologies are used to improve traffic management and ease congestion in Makkah during the annual Hajj season
America Costa Rica Costa Rica is leading in Latin America in electronic waste collection per capita, achieving an 8% collection rate (1 kg per inhabitant) despite a regional increase in e-waste generation, significantly outperforming the regional average of 2,7%
Asia Singapore At only five years old, Abyan Imtiaz Irkiz became the youngest Singaporean to reach Everest base camp, taking eight days, two less than planned
America United States The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unvaried postponing expected rate cuts to perhaps as late as December; policymakers envisage an economy that remains virtually unchanged for 2024
Africa Libya Skyrocketing meat prices threaten Eid al-Adha, the Muslim festival of mutton sacrifice: last March Libya's Central Bank imposed a 27% surcharge on the sale of hard currency, with price increases of up to 50%
Africa Mauritius A Music Hall in Pamplemousses was inaugurated by President of the Republic Prithvirajsing Roopun, an initiative of the Pamplemousses Village Council in cooperation with the Council of Elders