Asia Thailand Rubella has been eliminated in Thailand as a public health threat, achieving the WHO criteria for interruption of endemic transmission; imported cases is now the key concern, especially for infections during pregnancy
Africa eSwatini Oil producer operations in Eswatini Oil Mills have the potential to create over 100.000 indirect jobs for farmers if Eswatini achieves self-sufficiency in soya production
Asia Singapore Sun Life Singapore announced the launch of SunBrilliance Whole Life, a life insurance solution designed for estate and legacy planning
Africa Republic of the Congo The government will continue its efforts to improve the availability of caesarean kits after a free scheme was set up in 2011 for the care of caesarean section, ectopic pregnancy, emergency care of newborns resulting from a caesarean section
Africa Sierra Leone Fatima Maada Bio, the First Lady of Sierra Leone, was captured on video joining other women in a spirited dance to celebrate the passing of a historic law banning child marriages
Europe Moldova The National Bank is working with the Service for Preventing and Combating Money Laundering and other national authorities to stop illegal financial flows from Russia and the unauthorised use of Russian card payment systems in Moldova
Oceania Marshall Islands The country joined the final communiqué of the Global Peace Summit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on X
Asia Nepal National Paddy Rice Day, celebrated every year on the 15th of the Nepali month of Asar, was celebrated throughout the country under the slogan 'Climate-friendly agriculture, increased rice production'
Asia Israel Illegal Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian farmland near Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, reducing wheat crops and olive trees to ashes, while other settlers in the southern WB damaged Palestinian crops by grazing their sheep among the plants
America Panama The Panama Canal has raised the maximum authorized draught to 14,33 meters and increased daily transits to 35 ships to improve scheduling flexibility and reduce congestion
Asia India A significant upsurge in cybercrime is underway, with an average of 2.924 attacks on organisations per week over the past six months, double the global average; the healthcare sector has been the hardest hit, with an average of 6.935 attacks per week
America Bahamas A public-private partnership between the government and the LJM Maritime Academy will be approved in order to increase access to maritime education for young Bahamians
Asia Mongolia Mongolia's ruling party emerged from the polls with a significantly reduced parliamentary majority after a campaign dominated by fears over corruption and the state of the economy
Europe Montenegro The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing a loan of up to €12 million to the government to improve the energy efficiency of three hospital buildings