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
Asia Kazakhstan The ground-laying ceremony for the country's largest football stadium in line with international standards took place in Shymkent; it will occupy an area of 21 hectares and will have 35.000 seats and should be completed by mid-2026
Africa eSwatini The Eswatini Electricity Company invited tenders for the development and construction of hydroelectric projects as part of the Maguga expansion
Oceania Marshall Islands Joe Bejang, Minister of Education, Sports and Training of the Marshall Islands, arrived in Taiwan for a five-day stay, during which he will sign a memorandum of understanding on expanding cooperation in several areas
Europe Switzerland Credit Suisse, established in Zurich on 5 July 1856, no longer exists as legal entity in Switzerland after 168 years of operations; the bank has merged into UBS with all its rights and obligations now being transferred to UBS Switzerland
Africa Liberia During a hearing in the Ecowas Court of Justice, the government asked to dismiss a $1,5 million lawsuit accusing it of negligence for failing to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the massacre at St Peter's Lutheran Church in Monrovia
Oceania Nauru It is unlikely that New Zealand will be able to resettle the full quota of refugees from Nauru envisaged in the 2022 agreement with Australia, which required New Zealand to take in 450 refugees from the detention centre between 2022 and 2025
Asia Malaysia WWF Malaysia was deeply saddened by the devastating floods that hit several cities this week, causing loss of life and significant damage to homes, infrastructure and livelihoods
Africa Mozambique A tender was opened for the development of decentralised solar and battery storage systems in the country
Africa Liberia The Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency, Emmanuel Urey Yarkpawolo, announced that the EPA has imposed fines totalling $965.000 on several companies for violations of environmental laws
Asia Laos Several provinces in Laos have started testing new public transport services with 'green buses', aimed at improving local infrastructure and reducing traffic congestion in agreement with South Korean company Booyoung Lao Company Limited
Africa Ivory Coast The first vaccines against malaria, a disease that kills four people a day in the country, mainly young children, were sent to the country; a total of 656.600 doses were received
America Chile The Chilean state has been formally sued for the alleged systematic theft of babies during Pinochet's dictatorship when thousands of illegal adoptions occurred, seeking official acknowledgment and reparations as judicial investigations intensify
Africa Guinea The States General of Agriculture and Livestock are taking place in Conakry; scheduled from 3 to 5 July 2024, they aim at mobilizing stakeholders in the sector to transform agro-pastoral potential into an engine for self-sufficiency and nutrition security