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 Burkina Faso Seven mud mosques towering on as many desert hills, visible from miles away in the Sahel landscape around the small village of Bani, are under threat in a territory prey to armed jihadist-inspired gangs
Asia Malaysia In May alone, 423 commercial crime cases were registered statewide, said State Police Chief Comm M. Kumar; this is an increase of 150 cases, or 55%, over the previous year
Europe Moldova Forestry companies received 42 pieces of forestry equipment worth 60 million lei (over €3.000.000) to prepare the land and plant the forests, as a step in the implementation of the reforestation programme
Europe Ireland Over 25.000 women participated in the VHI Women's Mini Marathon, which sold out; the event is known as the largest women-only event in the world
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The country has debt 'at a very high level' and lacks financing to import the necessary goods, an International Monetary Fund technical mission warned after meeting with President
Asia Georgia The country ranked first out of 125 nations in the world in the Open Budget Index, which assesses the transparency of the budget process
Europe Finland University of Helsinki student demonstrations in support of Palestine have entered their second month, with protesters continuing to demand that the University of Helsinki sever its ties with Israeli universities and terminate research collaborations
Europe Latvia Latvians have the longest working hours in the Baltic States: while the EU average is 36,1 hours per week, Latvians work 38,4, according to Eurostat data
America Jamaica Let's All Liv Gud' activity books for students have been launched: the books were created as part of the Ministry's anti-violence campaign and were designed and printed by the Jamaica Information Service
Asia India Nearly 60 people working at polling stations died due to the heat; the country is facing a record heat wave, with the state meteorological institute recording a national record of 52,3 °C in New Delhi
Asia Kuwait The Al-Ujairi Science Centre announced that in the early hours of yesterday Kuwait witnessed a rare planetary alignment phenomenon of 6 planets - Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune - with the Moon as the 7th celestial body
Europe Slovakia €13,5 million to support green hydrogen production has been allocated in a new call under the Recovery and Resilience Plan
Europe Hungary The 2026 UEFA Champions League final will be held at Budapest's Puskás Arena, the first time Hungary will host club football's most prestigious match