Asia Bangladesh Recent studies demonstrated that microplastics are present in water, sediments, fish, salt, soft drinks, milk, edible oil and more products in Bangladesh, underscoring the growing concern that these pollutants are transferred to humans through food
America Colombia Santiago Arcila, Andrés Hernandez and Jorge Enriquez secured the Pan American Champion title by defeating Canada in a shoot-off, qualifying Colombia's recurve bow men’s team for the Olympics for the first time in history
Asia Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu appointed new members, including a chairman and vice chairman, of the Labor Court
Africa Lesotho 3-year Rapid Rural Transformation project will begin in Ha-Mohlakoana area; initiative of WFP and other partners, it aims to create a hub powered by solar energy, adequate water resources, and information and communication technologies in remote areas
Africa Liberia Senators voted to establish a war crimes tribunal, two decades after the end of the civil conflict, and will investigate and try crimes against humanity and corruption committed between 1989 and 2003, which killed up to 250.000 people
Africa Gambia A warning to the public regarding illegal land sales and transactions within the Koto Balli Community Forest has been jointly issued by the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources and the one of Lands and Regional Government Affairs
Africa Gabon Gabon's transitional president asked his Ivory Coast counterpart to help him get African Union sanctions lifted
Asia Georgia The country has gone down the path of semi-consolidated authoritarianism, argues the Freedom House report "Nations in Transit 2024," whereby Georgia is among the countries with hybrid regimes leading to self-cratization
Asia Cambodia Some 5.000 families have been relocated by authorities from the archaeological site of Angkor Wat temple, a major tourist attraction, in a program that Amnesty International called as a "gross violation of international human rights law"
Africa Madagascar The Barea Mahamasina Stadium, which was supposed to host the third and fourth days of the African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, has not been approved by the Confederation of African Football and FIFA
Europe Denmark Sønderborg Culture, Leisure and Citizenship Committee has refused to remove the option of sex-segregated swimming in municipal swimming pools, despite the Minister for Integration's call for mayors to use "all means" to prevent "non-Danish" sex separation
Asia East Timor The government welcomed the official confirmation of the Holy Father's visit to East Timor, Sept. 9-11, 2024
America United States The House of Representatives voted to reauthorize a controversial surveillance program of the country's foreign intelligence-gathering operation; the bill now passes on to the Senate, expected to give its approval: without it, it would expire on 19 April
Europe Malta A consultation paper was launched on the Digital Education Strategy 2024-2030, linking to the National Education Strategy 2023-2030