Europe Andorra Boxwood butterfly catches have increased by 400% in Fontaneda and 600% in Enclar; 2026 campaign to fight the invasive species of Asian origin, a potential threat to European boxwood ecosystems, will last until November in the Principality
America Barbados Housing Minister announced his intention to create emergency housing stock in this island for citizens displaced by hurricanes and other event
Asia Bahrain Breast cancer screening divisions are planned for public hospitals in an effort to improve women's healthcare services and increase early detection rates across Bahrain; tender was assigned to Yusuf Mahmood Hussain Company for around €1,1 million
Africa Togo An intercommunal consultation for forest landscape restoration is now active as part of the AFR100 Togo project: mayors, municipal secretaries-general, traditional chiefs and technical ministerial staff met in Kpalimé to discuss key priorities
Oceania Australia Opposition Leader Angus Taylor plans to guarantee social services - including basic allowances - to Australian citizens only; many argue permanent residents and many more categories should be allowed to access to NDIS
Europe Belarus 153.700 families opened accounts under the Family Capital Program as of beginning of May, with 82.600 deposits totaling $826 million; FCP is a state initiative to encourage families and address demographic challenges
Europe Russia Ukrainian drone strikes on key Russian oil export terminals and refineries disrupted global energy flows, caused billions in losses, brought critical environmental damage to Black Sea holiday spots and air pollution as far as St. Petersburg and Tuapse
Europe Switzerland Hundreds of people queued outside Swatch shops in Switzerland in the hope of being able to buy one of the newly launched 'Royal Pop' watches; scuffles broke out in some places and the producer introduced a worldwide policy of quotas for queuers
America Haiti Textile workers in northeast Haiti have rejected newly offered minimum wage and vowed continue their strike; tensions at the CODEVI industrial park remain, with thousands of workers demanding a daily wage of roughly $23
Africa Comoros Several doctors interviewed deplore a significant drop in hospital visits during national transport crisis; they hope for a swift return to normal, as they fear an increase in community deaths due to a lack of transportation to bring patients to hospitals
Europe Iceland With 32,5% of the vote in Reykjavík’s municipal elections, the Independence Party won three additional seats compared to previous results; turnout at 55% was higher than forecasted
Africa Botswana Hereditary monarch of the Ba-Ga-Malete, Kgosi Mosadi Seboko was elected Deputy Chairperson of Southern Caucus of Pan-African Parliament; she is a member of Botswana’s Ntlo ya Dikgosi, through which traditional leaders contribute to national governance
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian Serb wartime military chief Ratko Mladic’s plea for release on humanitarian grounds due to his deteriorating health was rejected on the grounds that he is getting high-quality medical care in detention
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus first in Ituri province and now in Kinshasa - with cases in Uganda - has been declared by WHO a public health emergency of international concern PHEIC but currently not a pandemic emergency