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
Africa Namibia TRUSTCO Group Holdings - an investing, banking and insurance group - has surrendered its banking licence to the Bank of Namibia and stopped its banking operations
Europe Vatican City As ship Mare Jonio began a migrant search and rescue mission in the Mediterranean, Pope Francis expressed his support for the first mission jointly organised by the Italian Bishops’ Conference and Italian civil society platform Mediterranea Saving Humans
Oceania Samoa The ‘Tour of Samoa’ cycling race successfully concluded among Samoan cyclists who shared their enthusiasm for the initiative
America Dominica A total of nineteen students transitioning from primary school to secondary school were awarded scholarships under the annual National Cooperative Credit Union Ltd Scholarship Program; started in 2011, it fully funds all the 5 years for each student
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines A total of 1.333 farmers across Saint Vincent received essential agricultural supplies during distribution ceremonies from 12 to 20 August 2024, when the Government began the distribution phase in the World Bank-funded food insecurity project
Europe Romania A 7-year period to reduce the budget deficit below 3% of GDP will be asked by the PM to the the European Commission; Romania has been subject to the Excessive Deficit Procedure since 2019, but the procedure was suspended during the COVID-19 crisis
Asia Saudi Arabia The National Centre for Land Cover Development and Combating Desertification will now hold a workshop with international experts on monitoring soil productivity dynamics and trends in soil organic carbon stocks in highly arid areas
Asia Qatar Hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup has accelerated economic diversification, with a massive public infrastructure investment programme launched in 2011 leading to the construction of ports, roads, subways and airports, reports IMF
Europe Ireland Almost 30 beaches across Dublin, Mayo and Clare are currently subject to swimming restrictions due to risks of elevated bacteria levels following Storm Lilian; the measure is due to urban wastewater overflows, which pose a risk of polluting bathing water
Europe Russia Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka erupted after powerful 7,0 magnitude earthquake struck the area, triggering a ‘code red’ warning for aircrafts; Russian Academy of Sciences says that another, even more potent earthquake, could be on the way
Africa Republic of the Congo The part-time faculty and university service providers declared an indefinite general strike at Marien Ngouabi University following the non-payment of holiday hours
Europe Serbia Serbian and Bosnian authorities are continuing to search for the missing after a boat carrying around 30 migrants capsized on the Drina River, causing at least 10 deaths, including a child
Asia East Timor East Timor signed with the Philippines an agreement on visa-free travel for holders of diplomatic and official or service passports