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
Africa Benin French-Beninese citizen Kemi Seba, a well-known pan-Africanist activist in both France and West Africa, has been stripped of his French citizenship for his strongly anti-Western analyses cloaked in pan-Africanism
Europe Denmark From 15 July in Copenhagen, tourists who travel by public transport or bicycle and take part in activities that are good for the environment will be rewarded with free meals and free entry to museums in a pilot programme called CopenPay
Asia Malaysia The Bishop of the Catholic Church in Penang officially announced the start of the process of beatification and canonisation of Sybil Kathigasu, a famous war nurse and Catholic lay figure, who could be Malaysia's first saint
Africa Tanzania The Tanzanian butterfly forest has been recreated in Italy to raise awareness for biodiversity research; various species flutter freely in 600 square metres of forest inside a greenhouse at the Trento Science Museum
America Trinidad and Tobago Shell Trinidad and Tobago, a subsidiary of UK energy major Shell, has made the final investment decision for the Manatee gas field to enhance its integrated gas business through this initiative
Africa Zimbabwe 7,6 million Zimbabweans, almost half the population, are in need of aid given the severe drought in the country, the UN has reported; in June, the UN appealed for $429 million, but funding has been slow to materialise
Africa Burkina Faso Homosexuality will be made illegale in the country upon decision of the council of ministers of the junta; it has been legal in Burkina Faso since 1996, although homosexuals and LGBT+ activists in the country have often faced difficulties
Europe Czech Republic Draft law on the social and legal protection of children should increase the number of foster parents, as it simplifies the assessment process for interested persons and increases the state contribution for organisations that help foster parents
Asia Philippines The Catholic Church in the Philippines passed important resolutions to strengthen campaigns for 'integral ecology', stating that it has consistently sounded the alarm on environmental abuses in the country
Africa Cameroon The coming out of Brenda Biya, 26, daughter of the President of Cameroon and aspiring rapper living in Switzerland has caused a scandal; she hopes her story will help change the law against homosexuality, currently punishable by up to five years in prison
Europe North Macedonia At the NATO summit in Washington, North Macedonian Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski called his country 'Macedonia' and his government 'Macedonian'
Africa South Sudan The peace talks in South Sudan, which have almost come to an end, have hit a snag with opposition groups calling for the elimination of a newly passed law allowing the detention of people without arrest warrants
Africa Benin The president of the Armwrestling Federation of Africa will travel to Benin where he will have a meeting with the Minister of Sport and the President of the Olympic Committee to strengthen ties in the West African region