Asia Palestine Painter and sculptor Sliman Mansour, one of the most prominent names in Palestinian art, has died at the age of 79 at his home in the Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem; his work depicted Palestinian traditions and people's struggles under Israeli occupation
Africa Ethiopia Ethiopia became the first country to ban the import of diesel and petrol vehicles as early as 2024, but several practical problems have emerged in recent months that call into question the possibility of replacing all non-electric cars
Oceania Fiji The government intends to raise awareness of sustainable land resource management through education and awareness programmes, enabling communities and land users to actively participate
Africa Cape Verde The Escola Básica do Brasil dedicated to deaf children started this year with just 12 students from the first to the sixth year and five teachers, a drop of 18 students from 2022
Europe Denmark The average pre-tax income increased by 6,3% between 2022 and 2023 - the highest annual increase in 30 years - according to data from Danmarks Statistik
Asia Pakistan A nationwide campaign to vaccinate more than 30 million children under 5 against polio has begun to contain the spread of the virus in the country: Pakistan, along with Afghanistan, was the only country where it was circulating until recent times
Africa Mali Thanks to the use of artificial intelligence, children can read stories in their mother tongue, in the wake of a new awareness of the value of local languages, often overlooked in comparison to French
Europe United Kingdom The report on the National Health Service commissioned by the Labour government in early July shows that public health is worse off than in comparable countries in terms of economy and population, amidst long waiting lists and inadequate investment
Asia Georgia For the third time, and thus definitively, the disputed law to restrict the rights of LGBTQ+ people was passed: it had been presented in March by Georgian Dream, the party in power since 2012
Africa Zambia Forecasts for the 2024/2025 rainy season predict normal or above-normal rainfall, with episodic heavy rainfall and flooding in rainfed areas, after the last rainy season was characterised by severe drought
Asia Azerbaijan 500 needy primary school pupils in the regions of Samukh, Goygol, Gedebey, Dashkasan and Goranboy have received school materials and bags distributed by the Turkish Co-operation and Co-ordination Agency
Africa Madagascar An international team of researchers has discovered an enigmatic rock architecture at Teniky, a site in the remote Isalo massif that is unparalleled on the island or on the East African coast with terraces, stone walls, stone pools and rock-cut structures
Africa eSwatini A number of eSwatini MPs, supported by human rights activists, have called for an urgent review of the 1991 Game Act, a law they claim allows forest rangers to shoot and kill alleged poachers
Europe Russia 180.000 new soldiers will be drafted into the Russian army, bringing to 1,5 million the total number of soldiers in service; if confirmed, the decision would make the Russian army the second largest in the world after the Chinese one