America Peru Peru won 3 World Travel Awards, including "Best Culinary Destination," "Best Cultural Destination," and recognition of Machu Picchu as the "World’s Best Tourist Attraction”
Oceania Solomon Islands Head of delegation to the UN General Assembly reaffirmed the country's support for the implementation of the United Nations Fourth Decade for the Elimination of Colonialism
Oceania Samoa Archbishop Mosese Vitolio Tui, leader of the Catholic Church in Samoa, questioned the moral compass of those who stood by while an innocent student was beaten for no reason, calling for action to put an end to fights
Africa Seychelles The National Assembly unanimously adopted a motion to designate the language of the deaf in Seychelles as an official national language
Africa Mauritius The Digital Lab On the Go project, an initiative of the Mauritius Digital Promotion Agency, today addressed some 175 elderly people at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Recreation Centre to discover cutting-edge technology and improve their quality of life
Asia Uzbekistan Around 2,6 million mobile phones worth $236,2 million were imported into Uzbekistan in January-August 2024, more than 10.000 phones per day, according to the local Statistics Agency
Europe Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Fox News that he has received "very direct information" from Donald Trump that the former US president will support Ukraine if he is re-elected to the White House
Asia Bhutan The Bhutan Innovation Forum will host over 35 sessions and discussions with around 100 national and international speakers on sustainable development and conscious entrepreneurship between 1 and 3 October at Dungkar Dzong in Pangbisa, Paro
Africa Togo The two-week census campaign of administrative reserves started in the 13 municipalities of the Greater Lomé Autonomous District to identify and secure state-owned land to avoid speculation and illegal occupation
Asia Oman A decrease of about 93% in dengue fever cases, compared to the previous season, show the effectiveness of the 2023-2024 contrast plan
Europe Slovenia The country received a positive assessment of its readiness to join the European Organisation for Nuclear Research as a full member from the CERN Council; entry is planned for early 2025
Africa Equatorial Guinea US oil company Chevron will invest over USD 660 million in Equatorial Guinea for the Aseng Gas project
Oceania Kiribati Parliament is preparing for the presidential elections, when deputies will choose the country's next leader; among the deputies of the Maneaba ni Maungatabu Legislative Assembly is a record number of five women
Asia Singapore A hotline that the public can access at all hours for scam-related questions has been activated as part of an anti-scam resource package known as ScamShield Suite