America Canada "Lake Ontario – then, now and always” Prime Minister Carney posted, saying the name comes from the Wendat word Ontari’io, pre-dating the foundation of both Canada and the USA, who proposed Lake America as a new name following Canada's retaliatory tariffs
Africa Burkina Faso A ban on street begging has been in place for a few days and a police operation is underway in several cities across the country to remove beggars from the streets
America Dominica Monelle Alexis, in an effort to facilitate the job search for hundreds of people in Dominica, created the platform dominicavacancies.com, which allows job seekers and employers to converge in one place
Africa Burundi The national census of population, housing, agriculture and livestock began, and President Evariste Ndayishimiye called on citizens to provide correct information to help plan projects
Asia Azerbaijan The updated "myGov" platform has been launched: it provides access to key government services, digital documents and personal data management and is presented by the Digital Innovation and Development Agency
Asia Israel Former Shin Bet chief Nadav Argaman expresses concern that Israel is “on the way to a dictatorship,” while calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to be replaced immediately, in an in-depth television news interview
Europe France Active in politics for more than 50 years, Michel Barnier, new prime minister, is best known as the EU's chief negotiator during the Brexit years; since his teenage years a staunch and patriotic Conservative, at 27 he became the youngest MP ever elected
Oceania Palau The number of tourists visiting Palau in July decreased compared to the month of June 2024; there was a drop in tourists from the United States and Canada, while Chinese tourists remained in the lead
Asia Vietnam On the coast of Hai Phong and Quang Ninh evacuations had been ordered for 230.000 people, ports and airport closed, hundreds of cruises in the UNESCO site Ha Long Bay cancelled before Super Typhoon Yagi, one of the most powerful in a decade, made landfall
Africa Mozambique Sea turtles are returning thanks to conservation efforts and beach protection in recent years in an attempt to save this declining species; the country is home to five of the world's seven sea turtle species
Asia Brunei Eight local artists sought to show the characteristics and values of Brunei through abstract art in works currently on display in an exhibition at the Brunei History Centre and Creative Space
Asia Oman The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism will organise a series of events called ‘Marhaba Dhofar’ – or ‘Welcome to Dhofar’ in the coming period to attract tourists from various regional and international tourist markets
Oceania Fiji Citizens will now be able to print marriage and death certificates at Post Fiji outlets, expanding a service hitherto limited to birth certificates
Africa Ivory Coast The first sickle cell anaemia screening and early treatment centre has recently opened its doors, an important milestone in the country, where the disease affects more than 12% of the population