Asia India Workers and homemakers, with robot-hands and head-mounted cameras record first-person "egocentric data" of manual tasks, precious for tech companies to train physical AI and humanoids, building for free knowledge that will eventually take up their jobs
Europe North Macedonia The average salary level increased significantly year-on-year in June 2024, according to the State Statistics Office
Africa Mauritania UNDP is working with the government to shape an inclusive and rights-based digital transformation, assessing safeguards and privacy, accessibility for those living in areas with low connectivity, and usability of digital identity to authenticate services
Oceania Palau The Palau Fellowship Award 2024 internship programme saw 29 students accepted this summer; 22 of them successfully completed their internship
Africa Nigeria The Maternal Mortality Action Fund (MAMA) will soon be established as part of an ongoing negotiation for a $500 million loan from the World Bank
Africa Niger A capacity-building workshop on the theme 'Combating traditions and myths that encourage early and forced marriages' was organized in Niamey by Alliance des Religieux pour le Développement Socio-éducatif Économique et Sanitaire and NGO Girls First Fund
Asia North Korea Russian students from an elite diplomatic school are visiting North Korea to attend Kim Il Sung University for the first time in four years
Asia China Maritime and air clashes between the Philippines and China continue in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, a strategy area for both countries, despite efforts by both to rebuild trust and better manage disputes after months of clashes
Oceania Marshall Islands The further development of the plan to revive dialysis services in Majuro after almost 40 years of service discontinuation has been saluted by the Ministry of Health and Human Services as a 'historic step forward'
Asia Bahrain Five Bahraini fishing boats suffered an armed robbery within Bahrain's territorial waters around 33 nm from Diyar Al Muharraq; perpetrators stole daily catch, instruments and personal belongings threatening violence
Europe Malta The second turtle nest of the season sees 60 turtles hatched, out of the 74 eggs in the nest; in the whole of Malta there are currently six more nests expected to hatch in the coming weeks
Africa Rwanda The country, the African Union Commission and the United Nations Refugee Agency signed the second addendum to the MoU of 10 September 2019 extending the Emergency Transit Mechanism from the State of Libya to the Republic of Rwanda
Asia Palestine Hamas called on Arab and Muslim countries and organisations to condemn and express outrage against Israeli forces for burning copies of the Koran in a Gaza mosque
Asia Philippines The government is confident that the country will finally obtain an 'A' rating under this administration due to the further improvement of the business environment