Europe Sweden A new species has been discovered in Swedish forests, a fungus that parasitizes lichens; it has been recognized by researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Asia Jordan 54% of the long-term average rainfall of 8,1 billion cubic metres has fallen, said a statement by the Water Ministry, compared to 39,7% this date in 2022; 5 million cm rainwater entered dams in 24 hours, increasing storage to 111 mcm, or 38,5% of capacity
Europe Ireland Residents of Oliver Bond House flats in Dublin are 2,4 times more likely to have asthma and have called on the local authority to speed up plans to redevelop the area from 2021, as 83% of residents live with mould and damp
Asia Laos Banque Pour Le Commerce Exterieur Lao Public, one of the largest in Laos, has developed a mobile app to help tourists buy kip - the non convertible Laotian currency - without local accounts while travelling in the country during Visit Laos Year 2024
Europe Latvia The State Border Guard received 57 Polaris quadricycles as a gift from the US that will be used for monitoring the Latvian-Russian and Latvian-Belarus state borders, as well as to increase the mobility of border guards on the external state border
America Canada Carbon emissions from Canada's oil sands are severely underreported, a new study in the journal Science suggests; aircraft-based measures found that the total C emissions from the Athabasca region exceeded reported values by 1.900 to 6.300%
Africa Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra had talks with Pope Francis during his visit to the Vatican, focusing on the social, political and humanitarian situation and on strengthening international cooperation for the common good of the nation
Asia Afghanistan The Global Partnership for Education has approved grants totalling $110 million to support children's education in Afghanistan over the next two years; programmes are expected to reach more than 7,66 million children across the country
Oceania Kiribati Médecins Sans Frontières began providing humanitarian medical assistance in Kiribati as climate change exacerbates health risks in the country, focusing in particular on maternal and neonatal health
Europe Italy 22-year-old Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner won the final of the Australian Open, one of the four most important tournaments on the circuit, becoming the first Italian tennis player in history to do so
Asia Taiwan The Ministry of Environment has warned of poor air quality in western Taiwan and outlying counties due to air pollutants carried by seasonal winds from China, advising people not to go outside
Africa eSwatini Dessislava Choumelova, EU ambassador to the country, announced and signed financial agreements with the government amounting to €27 million to support young people and women in vulnerable situations
Asia Kyrgyzstan Seven newly sworn Peace Corps Response Volunteers will begin a one-year assignment as ecotourism marketing specialists in Naryn, Issyk-Kul, Jalal-Abad, Osh and Chui, working with partners of the Kyrgyz Community Tourism Association
Europe Andorra The University of Andorra hosted the reading of the doctoral thesis of the Tribunal de Corts magistrate and aspiring judge in Strasbourg, Canòlic Mingorance, on money laundering in Andorran criminal law