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 France Alain Delon, one of the most famous actors in film history, has died at the age of 88; he rose to fame in the 1960s thanks to exceptional talent, sensitivity and embodiment capability
Europe Russia Censorship on the web platforms YouTube and Whatsapp has reportedly been tightened in recent days, to limit criticism of the special military operation against Ukraine that brought Kiev forces into Russian territory, in the Kursk region
Asia Iran According to the Russian news agency TASS, the Iranian ambassador to Moscow, Kazem Jalali, stated that the country is ready to transit Russian gas through its territory
Europe San Marino Union of San Marino Tourism Operators stated that August started off sluggish, but that Ferragosto - bank holiday on 15 August - saw record numbers, thanks in part to last-second bookings
Europe Ukraine The International Atomic Energy Agency has warned that safety at Zaporizhzhia, Europe's largest nuclear power plant now in an area occupied by Russia in the south of Ukraine, is 'deteriorating' after a drone attack in the vicinity
America Guatemala Visa-free access to Guatemala citizens has been granted to 135 countries, including Argentina, Brazil, the UK, and South Korea; this move has led to an increase in both inbound and outbound tourism
America Honduras Honduras has passed a law to protect the environment, inspired by communities where locals have fought against water pollution caused by mining; this legislation stipulates to safeguard natural resources and uphold the right to a healthy environment
Europe Slovenia A fire has been raging near the village of Borovec, near Kočevska Reka in the south, since Friday evening, very close to the primordial Krokar forest, protected by UNESCO
Asia Turkmenistan An online meeting was held between Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Executive Director of UN Environment Programme, to consolidate efforts to solve global environmental problems
Oceania Tuvalu In the outer islands of Tuvalu, Coastal Fisheries Management Plans were officially launched at the conference room of the Tuvalu Fisheries Department
Asia Uzbekistan The Senate approved the Entrepreneurship Code; today in Uzbekistan there are about 5.000 documents regulating entrepreneurial activity and entrepreneurs have difficulty finding the requirements applicable to their business
Europe United Kingdom The Scottish Parliament will debate the new Assisted Dying Bill for the terminally ill and mentally competent adults; if passed, Scotland would be the first nation in the UK to allow terminally ill people access to assisted dying
Asia Saudi Arabia The Disabled Children's Association's Khotwa Summer Club programme, an eight-day programme aimed at providing a range of recreational, educational, social and craft activities for children with disabilities, has been completed