Asia Laos New rules for intellectual property protection wereintroduced, allowing businesses to protect industrial designs internationally through a single application under the Hague System; It simplifies registration and administrative procedures, reducing costs
America Grenada Bishop Clyde Harvey of St. George in Grenada arrived on Carriacou Island and visited a traumatised community and at least two diocesan churches that had suffered catastrophic damage from the hurricane
Asia Israel The charity Oxfam International accused Israel of 'systematically weaponizing water against Palestinians in Gaza'; Israeli forces have damaged or destroyed 'five water and sanitation sites every three days since the beginning of this war'
Asia Singapore All active combat and combat support units will be equipped and trained on a new light machine gun by the end of July; the Colt Infantry Automatic Rifle 6940E-SG is manufactured by US-based Colt's Manufacturing
Europe Slovenia Photovoltaic panel manufacturer Bisol saw its results for 2023 heavily impacted by the devastating floods that hit Slovenia in August last year, with the company's turnover down 40% compared to 2022
Africa Liberia Roberts International Airport is ready to embark on a transformation path, resolved to solve the compliance problems of recent years, in a project resulting from collaboration between the Liberian Airport Authority and the Liberia Civil Aviation Authority
America Ecuador The Sangay volcano in central Ecuador has resumed intense activity, spewing ash that has affected four cities and produced up to 15 explosions per minute for 19 hours
Africa Rwanda Rwandan President Kagame broke his own record by winning Monday's election with over 99% of the vote, compared to 98,63% in the 2017 election, 93% in 2010 and 95% in 2003
America Peru Survival International released rare images of the recently-discovered, uncontacted tribe Mashco Piro tribe in Peru's Amazon, frequently emerging from the rainforest in search of food and dangerously close to new logging concessions
Africa Namibia The Namibia Agronomic Board initiated awareness-raising sessions to promote investment in the fruit sector, with a focus on production and export by local farmers
Africa Egypt Since the beginning of July, Egyptian security forces have arrested 119 people, including at least one child, for participating in anti-government protests, the human rights organisation Amnesty International reported
Europe San Marino Don Giuseppe Innocentini has turned 95; senior dean of priests in San Marino-Montefeltro diocese, he created the first colony to allow San Marino children from the humblest families to go on holiday and founded the Juvenes sports club in 1953
Europe France For the 2024 Olympic Games, France, the host country, has banned Muslim women from wearing the sports hijab or any other form of religious headgear when competing for France
Oceania Solomon Islands The country emphasised the urgent need to strengthen global partnerships and increase climate finance to address the unique challenges of small island developing states