Asia Laos About $12 million in digital taxes from global technology companies have been collected under new law: foreign providers of online services must register with Lao tax authorities regardless of whether they have a physical presence in the country
Africa South Sudan Fundamental requirement of September 2018 peace agreement is the repatriation and resettlement of millions of people forced to flee the 2013 civil war; however, land disputes continue with returning citizens finding occupied homes
Africa Libya Skyrocketing meat prices threaten Eid al-Adha, the Muslim festival of mutton sacrifice: last March Libya's Central Bank imposed a 27% surcharge on the sale of hard currency, with price increases of up to 50%
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
Asia Myanmar Ruling junta imposed new restrictions on the Internet, banning the use of virtual private networks (VPNs) that will affect the 20 million social media users due to the ongoing clashes
Asia Singapore At only five years old, Abyan Imtiaz Irkiz became the youngest Singaporean to reach Everest base camp, taking eight days, two less than planned
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%
America Brazil With fewer than 100 individuals left, Brazilian conservationists are racing to save the Muñoa’s Pampas cat, one of the world’s most endangered felines, by promoting habitat-preserving ranching, captive-breeding programs, and conservation agreements
America Canada A hotter-than-usual summer is expected, with slightly below-average precipitation in central Canada, government officials said, offering little relief from the ongoing drought and the risk of another bad wildfire season
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
Oceania New Zealand A waka tīwai originally used for transport on the Waitotara River was welcomed home in South Taranaki after an absence of 55 years
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
Europe North Macedonia The new government will have five new ministries: the Ministry of Sports, the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Mineral Resources, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Ministry of Digitalisation and the Ministry of State Administration
Africa Mozambique Mozambique's electoral commission claimed to have included in its register almost one million additional voters who, according to the country's National Statistics Institute, 'cannot exist'