Tuvalu

As rising sea levels could cover the country, Minister of Justice, Communications and Foreign Affairs said it will become a 'digital nation' as part of a campaign created with Accenture's Song The Monkeys agency and production company Collider

Covid-19 cases in Tuvalu rose to over 400 last week, with all health facilities in the country to remain in Covid-19 emergency mode

The Japan International Cooperation Agency will provide emergency relief goods in response to the severe drought, at the request of the government

The Funafuti Drought Committee is pleased to announce to all Funafuti residents that water distribution will now be open according to certain timetables; the ration for households remains at 6 buckets each morning and afternoon

22 500-pound bombs from World War II were found underwater in Nanumea by a naval team from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States; the government had asked the Australian Defence Force to search for explosive remnants of the war

The Department of Commerce, with funding and technical assistance from the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, is developing the Tuvalu Nations E-Commerce Strategy

Ms Eselealofa Apinelu has presented her credentials as the High Commissioner of Tuvalu to Fiji; she has been Attorney General of the Government of Tuvalu since 2008 and Senior Crown Counsel of Tuvalu from 2003 to 2006

During the prime minister's visit to Taipei, Tuvalu signed a joint communiqué with Taiwan reaffirming their strong ties and agreements on police and coast guard cooperation

Brief rains on the islands of Nanumea, Niutao and Nui have not been enough to remedy the ongoing drought, with recorded figures still below average; a drought committee, headed by Department of Disaster Management Director Luke Selu, is active since 7 May

Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project has regularly met with island leaders and communities on Funafuti, Nanumea and Nanumaga to ensure that the proposed solutions meet the needs of local communities

Global warming is lapping the edges of the country so fast that its beach volleyball team is forced to train on the airport runway facing disappearing sand because of this

Tuvalu National Olympic Committee Secretary-General Elu Tataua, who is accompanying the country's six athletes to England, said it was a privilege to participate in the Commonwealth Games