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
Asia Cyprus In just one hour, 12 divers collected from the sea bed 1,2 tonnes of rubbish from the harbour in front of Paphos castle on Sunday including old tyres, iron and an armchair; the campaign was organized by research center Akti with other institutions
Africa Botswana A free outdoor community gymnasium has been opened in Francistown; designed to improve the well-being of the inhabitants, it will benefit at least 5.000 people
America Belize Throughout the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony, Belize was represented by a single athlete, Shaun Gill, who proudly served as the country's flag bearer
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Five officers of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force have been selected to represent the SVG senior men's cricket team in the 2024 Windward Islands Tournament
Africa Rwanda 185 churches have been closed in a nationwide operation by the Rwanda Governance Board aiming to eliminate religious institutions that don't meet established standards for reasons such as inadequate infrastructure, poor hygiene or unqualified preachers
Oceania Tonga The percentage of women in corporate leadership is still low, with men holding over four out of five positions among board directors, and boards on which no women sit increasing
Europe Albania New rules have been introduced to prevent doctors working in the public sector from treating the same patients in private clinics in order to strengthen the transparency and fairness of the healthcare system
Asia Thailand A 10-year strategic plan to increase the number of health professionals will be presented to the cabinet, which in early July approved the Ministry of Public Health's proposal to address the shortage of these professionals in the public health sector
America Trinidad and Tobago An update on the recent outbreak of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome has been provided by the Ministry of Agriculture, Land Protection and Fisheries, explaining the measures underway to contain infections
Africa Chad The Association for the Development and Protection of the Environment in Bellé, supported by other sister associations, planted plants in the classified forest Yamba-Berté, located in the province of Mayo-Kebbi East
Europe Germany In 2023 the German Catholic Church lost more than 591.000 members due to dropouts and deaths and the Protestant Church lost approximately 560.000
Africa Burundi Supplies at the Bururi regional blood transfusion centre have been lacking for more than two weeks and health officials in southern provinces expressed concern for patients
Europe Vatican City The Holy See officially "deplore the offence caused to so many Christians and believers of other religions" by scenes from the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games