Tunisia
A boat with refugees sank off the coast of Lampedusa Island: more than 40 people are missing, 10 rescued
A boat with refugees sank near the Italian island of Lampedusa. Authorities are searching for more than 40 missing migrants, only 10 people have been rescued, and 6 bodies have been found.
For the first time in the world, childhood blindness was cured with the help of gene therapy in London
British doctors have successfully performed gene therapy on four children with Leber's congenital amaurosis. After a 60-minute operation, the children were able to see objects, recognize their parents' faces, and even read.
Davis Cup: tennis player Sachko won his debut victory for the national team, defeating the representative of Tunisia
Vitaliy Sachko won his first match for the Ukrainian national team in the Davis Cup. The Ukrainian tennis player defeated Aziz Dugaz with a score of 6:3, 6:7(6), 6:3, putting Ukraine ahead in the match against Tunisia.
The Pentagon releases a Guantanamo Bay prisoner who has been there since the first day of its opening
The Pentagon has repatriated to Tunisia 59-year-old Ridah Bin Saleh al-Yazidi, who has been held at Guantanamo Bay since its opening. His release is part of Biden's program to reduce the number of prisoners.
Radio Dictation 2024: Lviv resident wins for the sixth time by writing a text without mistakes
Six winners of the Radio Dictation 2024 were announced, including one participant who wrote a text without errors. A total of 12,000 entries were submitted from Ukraine and 33 countries.
Ukrainian foil fencers win silver medal World Cup in Tunisia
Ukraine's women's foil fencing team has reached the World Cup final for the first time in its history. The team defeated rivals from Hungary, Italy and France, losing in the final only to Japan.
Kuleba: Russia deliberately provokes food crisis by attacking Ukraine's port infrastructure
Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine's port infrastructure to reduce its export potential. Over 3 months, 300 facilities, 177 vehicles, and 22 civilian vessels were damaged, and 79 civilians were injured.
Tunisians elect president: polls open, though opposition parties call for boycott
Tunisia is holding presidential elections, where incumbent President Cairo Said is considered a favorite. Opposition parties have called for a boycott, and the main opponents are in prison or not allowed to vote.
Exports via the Ukrainian sea corridor reached 70 million tons - Zelenskyy
During the year of operation of the Ukrainian sea corridor, 70 million tons of cargo were exported on 2,500 ships. Zelenskyy emphasized the importance of this for the countries of Asia, Africa, Europe, and America, as well as for the humanitarian initiative Grain from Ukraine.
More than 1,000 pilgrims died amid extreme heat during the Hajj
The death toll during Khoja in Saudi Arabia this year exceeded 1,000 people, and more than half of them are unregistered believers who made the pilgrimage in extreme heat.
The EU Council plans to approve a migration pact containing significant reforms to asylum policy
The EU Council plans to approve a migration pact containing significant reforms to asylum policies, requiring EU countries to accept thousands of asylum seekers from frontline states or provide resources, and allowing agreements with transit and origin countries to limit the number of incoming migrants.
South Korea investigates the origin of imported oil, focusing on supplies from russia
South Korea is investigating the origin of imported oil, including russian supplies, due to concerns about possible relabeling.
"In our Black Sea": Zelensky says more than 23 million tons of cargo have already been transported through the Ukrainian corridor
President Zelenskiy announced that since the start of the Ukrainian corridor, more than 23 million tons of cargo have been transported through the Black Sea without Russian assistance.
Residents of Bessarabia have changed their traditional pro-Russian vector to pro-Ukrainian - The Economist explains the reasons
Residents of Bessarabia have changed their traditional pro-Russian vector to pro-Ukrainian - The Economist explains the reasons.
To the sound of sirens: Danube ports increased cargo transshipment sixfold in 2023
Last year, the cargo turnover of Odesa Region's ports more than tripled to over 32 million tons compared to pre-war levels, and the port of Izmail more than doubled to 20. 2 million tons.