Europe Sweden A new species has been discovered in Swedish forests, a fungus that parasitizes lichens; it has been recognized by researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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
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
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 Cape Verde The President of the Republic, José Maria Neves, denounced fake profiles in his name and that of the First Lady on the social network Facebook for attempted fraud
Africa Mali The ruling military junta in Mali and the Russian state nuclear company Rosatom signed three cooperation agreements and discussed projects, including a Russian-designed low-power nuclear power plant
Africa Morocco Kenza Layli, the first winner of Miss World Artificial Intelligence, resulting from an artificial intelligence process, was created in Morocco
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Over 5.000 participants in the 'Peace March' arrived after a three-day walk to the Srebrenica Memorial Centre - Potočari to participate in the commemoration of the 29th anniversary of the genocide against Bosnians committed on July 1995 in Srebrenica
America Venezuela The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights criticized the increasing restrictions on civic space in Venezuela ahead of the upcoming elections, calling for open dialogue and measures to address issues in health, education, and living conditions
Africa Gabon The dispute over Gabon's payments with the World Bank is apparently resolved, the authorities said; the Ministry of Public Accounts said the arrears have been repaid to the institution
Asia Bhutan The Bhutan Tourism India Roadshow concluded with 18 Bhutanese exhibitors meeting 700 Indian travel agents in four cities in India to celebrate 50 years of tourism in Bhutan and promote the summer travel period
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'
Europe Belgium June was the ninth consecutive month in which it rained more frequently than normal: according to the Royal Meteorological Institute, the federal weather forecasting agency, it has not rained so much and for so long since 1905, 119 years ago