Europe Poland Surveillance tech produced by Polish companies is being exported to states with poor human rights records according to latest report by watchdog HRW on dual-purpose technologies; the ONG calls for EU to strengthen due diligence and transparency rules
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
Asia Armenia Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance said it had reached an agreement to conduct inspections at Armenian farms and enterprises following talks with the head of Armenia’s Food Safety Inspection Body
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 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 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
Europe Bulgaria “Bangaranga”, the song by Dara, won the Eurovision Song Contest in the first win ever for Bulgaria; the country qualified for the final 5 times out of 15 participations, finishing 3 times in the top fiveb
America Peru The new Fisheries Management Regulation for the shark resource regulatory proposal aims at strengthening the conservation, sustainable management, comprehensive use and traceability of this strategic fishery for Peru
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
Africa Rwanda Félicien Kabuga, the businessman accused of having planned the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, died at 91 in The Hague, the Netherlands, where he was under detention in a hospital, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals announced
Africa Seychelles To revolutionize early childhood education, Ministry of Education signed a collaboration plan with Think Equal, a globally recognised non-profit organisation focused on enhancing social and emotional learning in early childhood education
Africa Togo Thermal power plants ensure a stable electricity supply in Togo even though the country steps up investment in renewables; thermal generation capacity is driven by a 100-megawatt gas-fired plant and a 65-megawatt combined-cycle of natural gas and propane
America Chile Construction and development infrastructure projects involving energy and public health have been halted to check out eventual impact on endangered species and archaeological remains; President Kast, conservative right, sharply criticized the decision
Europe Sweden An exhibition of the royal family's private photos collected over five decades will be on display in Solliden Castle this summer to celebrate 120 years of the palace, King Carl Gustaf's 80th birthday and the royal couple's 50 years of marriage