Asia Israel The Knesset has passed a media overhaul law giving government greater regulatory control; PM Netanyahu attended the debate, skipping the vote; the news has been released by a number of online media in the late hours of 16 July
Europe Netherlands 16 hospitals reported an increase in number of requests for endometriosis examinations, with family doctors increasing referrals to specialists; gynaecologist Klinkert has patients with endometriosis symptoms in first half of 2024 equal to whole of 2023
Oceania Kiribati The people of Kiribati celebrated the 45th anniversary of independence from the United Kingdom on 12 July 1979; the government planned a three-week programme with sporting events, singing and beauty contests
Asia Qatar The Qatar Skydive Team of the Qatar Air Sports Committee, part of the Joint Special Forces, won the bronze medal at the CISM World Military Parachuting Championship, in Hungary, in which 33 countries took part
America Suriname The Dutch House of Representatives approved a motion to arrange residence permits for hundreds of undocumented Surinamese who have been living in the Netherlands for years, benefiting those born as Dutch in Suriname before 1975
Europe Spain The Spanish national team won its fourth European title, a record never achieved by any other team in history, relying on a multicultural and very young team
Oceania Samoa As Samoa struggles with the recent declaration of a dengue epidemic, local authorities and international agencies are taking proactive measures to mitigate the spread of the disease
Africa Republic of the Congo The Congo Free Union of Communication Agents has decided to call an unlimited nationwide general strike starting today Monday 15 July
America Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Kitts-Nevis Tennis Association sent a team of five players and two coaches to Trinidad and Tobago to participate in the International Tennis Federation's Davis Cup and Fed Cup junior tournaments
America Haiti A group has begun the task of bringing rugby to Haitians; in addition to regular training camps in Haiti, Rugby Ayiti also hopes to create national men's and women's teams, focusing mainly on athletes from the diaspora
America Colombia Colombian President Gustavo Petro declared July 15th a civic holiday nationwide due to the Copa America final - regardless of the outcome of Colombia in the final - aiming to promote unity amid preparations for Independence Day on July 20th
America Saint Lucia Arnott Valmont, a long-time Saint Lucia businessman and philanthropist, celebrated his 104th birthday this week; among the reasons for his longevity cited by family members are his frequent 'power naps', exercise and diet
Europe Malta The Oceanography Malta research group at the University of Malta has launched a new app, ANDROMEDA, to help spread awareness about the problem of microplastics in the sea; it focuses on the collection, analysis and monitoring of microplastics
Europe Vatican City Pope Francis sent a message to the Hiroshima conference on 'AI Ethics for Peace', emphasising the symbolic importance of discussing peace and reconsidering the development of lethal autonomous weapons in a city scarred by the atomic tragedy