Asia Taiwan Rising memory chip prices have pushed Taiwanese industry players’ 6-months revenue beyond 2025 full-year totals; Analysts said prices are expected to continue rising in Q3 as supply remains tight, forecasting further growth for memory-related companies
Europe Moldova 53 teachers of Romanian language and other school subjects from Gagauzia, Dubasari, Taraclia, Cahul, Balti will travel to Romania for courses in Romanian language, literature and civilisation, the presidential press service reported
Europe Luxembourg All employees in the Luxembourg banking sector will receive a €500 bonus starting next year, according to a new collective agreement signed by the trade unions and the country's banking association
Europe United Kingdom A plan to release thousands of inmates early under certain conditions to prevent prison overcrowding in England and Wales is one of the first significant steps taken by the Keir Starmer-led government
Asia Pakistan Urban consumers are bracing themselves for a potential flour shortage as the Pakistan Flour Mills Association has gone on strike across the country in protest against the new withholding tax
Europe Hungary Renew Europe called on the European Council to explore all legal means to stop the Hungarian Presidency of the Council and hand it over to Poland, whose presidency would be at the end of the semester
Asia Kazakhstan Alageum Electric became the general sponsor of the Fifth World Nomad Games; the president expressed pride in supporting Kazakhstan's cultural and sporting traditions and commitment to promoting traditional sports on an international stage
Africa Eritrea Biniam Girmay said he hopes to encourage more diversity in elite cycling after the Eritrean won the third stage of this year's Tour de France
Asia Iraq Speaking at an online conference organised by Aid to the Church in Need, Archbishop Semaan drew a parallel between the enduring nature of olive trees and the steadfast spirit of Iraqi Christians driven out by Islamic State militants
Africa Niger Search units are on high alert after inmates escaped from the Koutoukale maximum security prison, which houses Islamist militants from the Niger conflict with armed groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State as well as suspected Boko Haram insurgents
Asia Georgia Around 5.000 employees, over half of thetotal employed by Evolution Georgia online casino, are participating in the strike that began on 12 July, according to Evo-Union
Africa Mauritania Mauritanian security forces are believed to have played a role in the post-election violence and at least three deaths after incumbent President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani's presidential election victory last week
Africa Gambia Maternal mortality rate is still high in the country, indicates Gambia Medical Research Council, together with London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine: surveys of 2019-2020 report 289 deaths per 100.000 live birth
Europe Latvia Riga Airport signed a €248.000 contract with BM-projekts for the development of a multi-storey car park; the short-term 400-space car park project will be developed and approved by the construction authority within nine months