Africa Sao Tome and Principe Conceição Lima died yesterday; she was a symbol of identity, ambassador of culture, the most translated author from Sao Tomé with German, Arabic, Spanish, French, English, Italian, Dutch, Serbo-Croatian, Turkish versions and prizes won in Brazil and USA
America Bahamas Priscilla Jasmine Rollins, affectionately known as the Queen of Soul from the Bahamas, best known for her hits "Independence Morning" and "Gat a Letter from Miami" has died
Africa Burkina Faso The 'National Support Fund', established in January 2023 to support counter-terrorism efforts in the country, successfully raised 99 billion CFA francs (USD $162,2 million) in the past year
Asia Azerbaijan The country officially presented its credential letter to Afghanistan's foreign minister and will soon open its 70th diplomatic mission with an embassy in Kabul
America Antigua and Barbuda Melinda Simon, Senior Facilitator at the National Office of Disaster Services, urged the community to take disaster information more seriously, citing a worrying lack of awareness among residents
Africa Comoros The country recently reaffirmed its unwavering support for Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara and the plan for autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty as the only serious and pragmatic solution to this regional dispute
Africa Gabon IMF experts welcomed the efforts of Gabon's transitional authorities in managing public finances
Oceania Australia The Australian Government, through PacificAus Sports, will partner with the Australian Olympic Committee to support more than 250 athletes from 13 Pacific nations in their preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Africa Benin Cotonou has awarded Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, a leading engineering construction company, a high-end contract for the rehabilitation of access roads and crossings in the commercial city
Europe Belgium In an attempt to tackle the challenge of decommissioning nuclear power plants and managing radioactive waste, Belgian researchers are developing a state-of-the-art metal melting furnace to reduce the radioactive waste content in metals
America Honduras Honduras has officially banned all operations related to cryptocurrencies, including those by banks, financial companies, and insurers, citing potential risks to supervised institutions and emphasizing the lack of regulation by the central bank
Europe Moldova Seventy Moldovan MPs voted on a bill to extend the list of banned firearms and ammunition
America El Salvador The World Travel and Tourism Council revealed that El Salvador is poised to experience the highest growth in international tourist arrivals in the first half of 2024 throughout Latin America, with a projected 157% increase attributed to citizen security
Europe Czech Republic For the next three years, scientists from the Czech University of Life Sciences will try to understand whether increasing wolf numbers in the Šumava National Park can have a positive impact on local forests by monitoring local wolf and deer populations