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 Dominican Republic The electricity sector reached a new record by surpassing 80 GWh of daily demand, underlining the strength of the electricity system, result of energy planning, timely private investment in generation and other development and modernisation policies
Africa Cape Verde Residents called for the implementation of the investments in the supply sector planned for the municipality of Porto Novo, Santo Antão, as part of the water and sanitation project on this island
Africa Seychelles The Health Care Agency received a donation of essential rehabilitation equipment from the Friends of North East Point Hospital and Hospice and its partners
Asia South Korea May and June saw efforts to enhance relations with China and engageme across multiple fronts in Asia and Africa, to foster economic cooperation and security and navigate complex international dynamics, says SK Report of Asan Institute for Policy Studies
Africa Chad King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre distributed 1.000 food baskets in the Kanem province of the Republic of Chad, benefiting 6.000 people
Africa Guinea-Bissau The Orange Bissau Telecommunications Company launched the Orange Digital Centre, a free platform to support young people in their digital entrepreneurship training
Europe Serbia The authorities have adopted invasive surveillance practices and facial recognition technologies to monitor political opponents, civic activists and journalists who critic the status quo, reads a report by the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network
America Venezuela The UN will deploy an Electoral Expert Panel in Venezuela early this month to provide a confidential report to the UN Secretary-General on the presidential elections, including recommendations for future improvements, without making any public statements
Africa Lesotho The Lesotho Electricity Company, a parastatal utility, is in financial difficulties due to the high cost of importing electricity from South Africa and huge debts to service providers, and will not be able to pay annual bonuses to employees
Europe Finland Blue-green algae blooms throughout the Gulf of Finland and along the coastal areas of south-eastern, southern and south-western Finland have intensified due to the recent warm weather, with above-average frequency of occurrence
Asia Nepal Actors and directors of Nepali cinema called for social inclusion in the content and characters of Nepali films during the 34th MediaTalk series, with the theme 'the voice of the excluded in Nepali cinema'
Europe Estonia Estonian TV series 'Detective von Fock' has been awarded almost €250.000 in funding as part of a new EU pilot project to promote European productions
Africa Sao Tome and Principe Unicef's Regional Director for West and Central Africa congratulated the government for protecting children's rights, especially in the area of immunisation, but emphasised challenges related to the quality of education and the violence against children