Asia China "An open-source artificial intelligence zone" aimed at BRICS nations has been proposed by President Xi Jinping's at the BRICS summit in New Delhi, yet another sign of the increasingly fierce race for technological supremacy with the US
Europe Finland Forest owners flooded the Centres for Economic Development, Transport and Environment with applications for permanent protection under Metso, a state-funded programme for voluntary conservation in Southern Finland
Europe Belgium Immoweb, Belgium's largest real estate agency, and Belfius, the third-largest bank, have announced a 'strategic partnership', launching a mortgage simulator that allows property buyers to calculate and consider their options with a 'step-by-step' guide
Europe Andorra Continuing to work after the age of 65 is an option chosen by 2.500 people in Andorra, according to CASS data; the Social Security itself informs in a leaflet about this alternative at the age of 65
Africa Cape Verde The completion of the construction of the high school in Várzea will take place before the start of the 2024/2025 academic year, assured Movement for Democracy MP
Oceania Fiji The new forest policy will define sustainability for various categories and establish a methodology for measurement and verification; Minister of Forestry said it will ensure that resources are managed sustainably to avoid abandonment
Africa Cameroon An alarming drop in the passing rate of the general secondary education baccalaureate is is widely reported in headlines: only 37,6% of students graduated, down from 75,73% in 2023
Asia East Timor East Timor deposited the instrument of accession to the 1907 Convention for the Settlement of International Disputes in the Pacific
Asia Cyprus Preparations are underway in the Paphos district village of Lysos for the drying and production of the area’s cured figs, commonly known as ‘maxilles’, which are on the island’s Unesco list of tangible cultural heritage
Africa Central African Republic After the declaration on 26 July of an outbreak of monkeypox in health district Bangui 2, the government is taking measures, such as an epidemiological surveillance system to monitor developments and quickly detect new cases
Europe Denmark Several Danish municipalities could experience such a significant decline in the workforce that companies may be forced to relocate, according to a new projection for 2050 by the business association Dansk Erhverv
Europe Montenegro Hoteliers think that infrastructure works and a lack of flights have made this season worse than the previous one, notwithstanding the high room rates
Europe Ukraine The first funds secured by interest on Russian assets tied up in the EU due to sanctions against Vladimir Putin's government were transferred to Ukraine
Asia Philippines A Chinese solar energy company has joined the Philippine government's efforts to increase renewable energy supply capacity by building a photovoltaic power project in Bacolod City