Oceania Fiji A vacancy notice for the post of Director of Public Prosecutions has been posted by the Judicial Services Commission, inviting applications from suitably qualified local and overseas candidates to head Fiji's independent prosecuting authority
Asia Cyprus Angry Turkish Cypriots reportedly punched and kicked a group of international peacekeepers who obstructed crews working on a road that would encroach on a UN-controlled buffer zone and isolate a mixed-ethnic village in the ethnically divided country
Africa Morocco The oldest university in the world still active today is the University of Al Quaraouiyine in Fez: established in 859 A.D., it is recognized as such by authoritative sources such as UNESCO, Guinness World Records, and Manchester University Press
America Peru The Bishops of Peru have expressed their opposition to a medical commission's approval of an abortion for an 11-year-old girl, and stress the state's duty to protect the right to life of both mother and unborn child
Africa Somalia The Hamar local government's vaccine storage center, located in Abdicasis district, which had been in disrepair and without maintenance for nearly three decades, has been inaugurated, a celebrated step for public health
Africa Zimbabwe The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has started deploying fully trained electoral officers to different polling stations across the country ahead of Wednesday's elections
Europe Spain The Spanish national team won the Women's World Cup by beating England 1-0 with Olga Carmona's goal in the 29th minute at the Accor Stadium in Sydney in front of more than 75.000 people
Asia United Arab Emirates The Dubai Municipality has assigned rescue teams to the beaches across the emirate of Dubai; the total crew consists of 140 people, including 124 highly qualified lifeguards, 12 supervisors and two assistants supervised by an operations manager
Africa Kenya A forum hosted by IOM with over 70 young leaders from 37 African countries took place in Nairobi to discuss the challenges and good practices of climate-induced mobility and opportunities for youth engagement on migration, environment and climate change
Africa Tanzania The government is planning to evict more than 80.000 indigenous Maasai people from their ancestral lands, claiming the growing population is encroaching on wildlife habitats
Oceania Tuvalu For the "Motufoua Cement Water Cistern" project India will provide financial support of $700.000 from the India-UN Development Partnership Fund, upon request by the government of Tuvalu
America Venezuela The UN has urged the country to develop a plan against human trafficking and gender-based violence, emphasising on inclusive access to justice, violence prevention, and reproductive health
Africa Tunisia 11.400 applications for funding for projects dedicated to women and girls have been received on the Raidet platform, said the Minister of Family, Women, Children and the Elderly