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
America Jamaica The National Solid Waste Management Authority has commissioned 11 new units in St. James, significantly expanded its waste management capabilities in the area
Europe Bulgaria The national COVID-19 control system and the unified information portal, coronavirus.bg, ceased operation on 1 July and information will now be published weekly in the epidemic situation reports
Africa Ethiopia A number of plants from Ethiopia could help fight cancer, according to recent research conducted by Georgia State University and Perimeter College in the US, Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia and the Winship Cancer Center at Emory University
Europe Luxembourg Luxembourg rescue services responded to a record number of calls in 2023, more than 275.000, an average of one every seven seconds, according to the latest annual report of the Corps grand-ducal d'incendie et de secours
Europe Poland Poland's first queer museum, QueerMuzeum documenting the history of the LGBT+ community, will open later this year in Warsaw with the support of the municipal authorities
Asia Bhutan The Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Forest Research and Education in Bumthang will work with experts from Malaysia to establish a process for inoculating agarwood trees in the country; today Bhutan has over 500.000 agarwood trees in 7 districts
Asia Cambodia The Kampot International Tourism Port, operated by local firm AZ Builders Co., will temporarily open by the third quarter of 2024
Oceania Fiji Fiji's national airline, Fiji Airways, has been recognised as the best airline in Australia and the Pacific for the second year running and has been awarded best airline for staff for the fourth year running
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The exhibition 'Manga, Hokusai, Manga' has been extended and will remain open at the BiH National Museum until 31 July 2024, announced the Embassy of Japan in BiH
America Suriname Surinamese seniors in the Netherlands received a payment of 5.000 euros as a gesture from the Dutch cabinet to address the injustice they faced regarding their state pension for years spent in Suriname before its independence in 1975
Europe Croatia The Croatian National Bank will issue a €2 commemorative coin called 'The Old Town of Varaždin' today 2 July 2024, part of the 'Croatian Towns' series
Europe Denmark There are 5.036 poor children in Copenhagen, new figures from the Copenhagen Municipality show
America Argentina The IMF praised Argentina for approving the "Ley Bases", a legislative package enabling the government to implement reforms to reduce inflation and to support economic recovery, crucial under the US$44,5 billion agreement with the IMF