Europe Hungary Parliament has backed a change to the constitution that limits a prime minister's term in office to eight years, fulfilling a promise by Péter Magyar to prevent Viktor Orbán - who led the country for 16 years - to become prime minister again
Europe Greece A big, round, 4.000-year-old stone building, a “unique and extremely interesting find” from Crete’s Minoan civilization discovered on a hilltop in Crete is puzzling archaeologists and threatening to disrupt a major airport project on the tourist island
Asia South Korea Four months into the prolonged medical standoff, patients are once again left on edge as medical staff, private practitioners and the largest lobbying group for doctors voted to strike on 18 June to protest the drastic medical school quota expansion
America Costa Rica Costa Rica is leading in Latin America in electronic waste collection per capita, achieving an 8% collection rate (1 kg per inhabitant) despite a regional increase in e-waste generation, significantly outperforming the regional average of 2,7%
Asia Cyprus 200 air conditioning units will be installed in 10 schools in Limassol and 10 Nicosia by August 10, the head of the school boards committee promised after tenders have been launched and bids will close on 23 June
America United States The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unvaried postponing expected rate cuts to perhaps as late as December; policymakers envisage an economy that remains virtually unchanged for 2024
Oceania Samoa A body to investigate corrupt practices within the government will soon be established, as the first national anti-corruption policy and strategy was officially launched in Apia
Asia Qatar The first phase of the platform for licensing private educational institutions, comprising all departments of the ministry's private educational affairs sector, was launched
Europe Serbia The handling of the allegations of sexual harassment of a professor at the Faculty of Politics at the University of Belgrade showed the lack of trust the academic institution enjoys among its students
Africa Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima, who died in a plane crash, will be honoured with a state funeral and 21 days of national mourning have been announced
Asia Oman The country ranked fifth in the compliance index for the effective implementation of aviation security screening after scoring 95,95% compared to 60,47% and 133rd in 2020
Africa Tunisia Four Tunisian women are in the finals of the European Patent Office's Young Inventor Award 2024 who developed an intelligent wheelchair control system Moovobrain
Africa Algeria Several forest fires have been recorded over the last few days in various regions of the north: a serious alarm for Algeria, which has been experiencing devastating fires since 2021, with numerous fatalities and extensive material damage
Asia Nepal Exports of high-value goods increased by 5,64% in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year, which, according to experts, is not a good sign for a country that is preparing to exit 'least developed' status by 2026