Europe Sweden Several youths in Vallentuna were poisoned by isopropanol after drinking alcohol bought from a "vodkabil" that they got in touch with via Snapchat; according to Poison Information Centre the substance, used to clean electronics, is dangerous if ingested
Africa Sierra Leone As APC and other opposition parties are preparing for their internal elections, Political Parties Regulation Commission, reportedly silent when ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party had, is allegedly threatening those posting campaign material
Asia Cyprus Rules regarding swimming pools serving multiple households have been relaxed: a special category clearly differentiates obligations of pools 'for private use serving up to five residential units', recreational/competition pools and hotel/resort pools
America Barbados The launch of a cutting-edge ocean glider marked the start of the Vetlesen Caribbean Hurricane Ocean Glider field experiment, aimed at strengthening real-time ocean observation and improve accuracy in hurricane forecasting in the Caribbean
Europe Austria Two streets in Braunau am Inn, Adolf Hitler's hometown, are to be renamed following a 28 to 9 vote by the city council as they are named after classical music composer Josef Reiter and entertainer Franz Resl, both of whom were Nazi party members
Asia Yemen Local Houthis claim they have sunk the Greek-operated, Liberia-flagged ship Eternity C in the Red Sea in their second strike after months of relative calm to express solidarity with Gaza, as the vessel was headed toward Eilat in Israel
America Antigua and Barbuda The annual School Uniform Grant Voucher Program is seeing a consistent flow of applicants: since its launch on 7 July, over 2.500 families already shew up and more are expected before the program ends at the end of August
Europe Hungary The 75th FISEC-FICEP Games, international sports competitions for Catholic schools, are being held in Budapest with 750 athletes from 15 countries on three continents; the event celebrates sports, youth, and Catholic Christianity
Europe United Kingdom Thousands of Afghans brought to UK were victims of a major data breaches with names and details published on FB: fearing reprisals from the Taliban, they were relocated under a scheme kept secret; the measure preventing media reporting has now been lifted
Africa Botswana The Directorate of Intelligence and Security will pay salary back pay to about 401 employees, dating as far back as 2008, after its appeal against the order was dismissed in court earlier this week
Europe Norway From 1 August highway authority will use a new EU directive that makes it easier the exchange of vehicle registration information across borders and be able to get addresses for owners of the foreign vehicles picked up by cameras along Norwegian roads
Asia Pakistan Maulana Khan Zeb, a noted peace advocate and member of the Awami National Party, was assassinated on July 10 while campaigning in Bajaur, sparking national mourning and condemnation
Asia Singapore To strengthen protection of citizens’ genetic and genomic data a new law has been proposed by Health Minister Ong Ye Kung: it will define hereditary information clearly and regulate its use in jobs, insurance, research to ensure privacy and prevent misuse
Europe Estonia A new 5G 'pocket' siren technology transmitting threat alerts where mobile networks are down, was tested by the Estonian Ministry of the Interior in Tallinn, Pärnu and Rakvere