Europe Iceland With the highest show up ever recorded in Reykjavik, 52,8% of 225.031 of Icelanders voted against the government's proposal to resume talks on joining the EU after 13 years; Around 12.600 votes separated the figure from the 47,2% who voted in favor
Europe Netherlands A Dutch study suggested testing saliva instead of blood to determine the severity of a respiratory infection in children who suffer from it regularly
Africa Mali Mali's bishops have threatened to suspend the activities of all state-subsidised Catholic schools if the state withdraws its subsidy; the bishops plan to dismiss all teaching staff for economic reasons as of 31 October 2024
Asia Oman The project for the construction of a flood protection dam in Wadi Anar and for the lateral protection of the port of Salalah, in the Dhofar governorate, achieved a completion rate of 81%
Asia Kuwait An official UAE National Guard delegation from the National Search and Rescue Center has visited the Sabah Al-Ahmad Coast Guard base to learn about Kuwait's search and rescue operations in the frame of joint security cooperation and exchange of expertise
Asia Mongolia The 10th International Children's Sports Games took place in Ulaanbaatar, a four-day event attended by 460 athletes from Mongolia, Russia and China
Asia Nepal The number of native elephants has gradually increased in Jhapa; according to the head of the Divisional Forestry Bureau, one of the reasons is elephants entering Nepal from India in search of food
Europe Iceland South Iceland is the region of the country with the largest population increase since December 2023, at 3,1% according to new data from Registers Iceland
Asia Iraq The country plans to build five new thermal power plants to add 10.000 megawatts to its electricity grid; the new power plants will be closed-cycle thus able to run on different fuels
Asia Kuwait To address ongoing disputes and immigration violations, the government imposed travel bans on more than 43.000 people - both Kuwaitis and expatriates - in the first six months of 2024
Asia India The state of Assam has launched a mobile phone application with the aim of reducing deaths caused by wild elephants: the app alerts people to approaching herds of elephants so they can move away
Europe Malta Żminijietna, left-wing think-tank organisation, declared the need for more accessible and safe pavements in local communities
Europe Lithuania A new phase in the construction of the Rail Baltica bridge over the Neris in the Jonava district, has started: contractor Rizzani de Eccher is delivering sheet piles to the site
Asia Myanmar Floods, hunger and violence are having a devastating impact on cities and IDP camps across the country, reports Progressive Voice, an NGO