Asia India Young-led ‘cockroach' movement, whose protests are challenging Modi’s government on accountability and educational reforms, is attracting professionals, families and public support after police used tear gar and beatings to disperse march on parliament
America Dominica Dominicans intending to travel to the UK must now apply for a visa due to changes in that country's immigration regime which has imposed restrictions on visas for Dominica because of concerns about the island's Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programme
Africa Burkina Faso There are more than 600 active artisanal gold mining sites and more than one million people who make a direct living from this activity, producing around 10 tonnes of gold every year, with benefits but also detrimental effects on people
Asia Mongolia The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has launched the Green Economy Financing Programme in Mongolia; criteria for green loans will be savings of at least 20% in electricity and water consumption
Africa Ivory Coast The European Deforestation Regulation (Eudr) is officially operational in the country, requiring companies to ensure that cocoa and cocoa products imported into the EU are produced in a way that does not encourage deforestation
Europe Slovakia Farmers, foresters and some politicians have called for the regulation of brown bears following the alleged increase in their attacks on farms and humans, a much-debated issue in the country
Asia Cambodia A fascinating art exhibition, 'Cambodian Arts Making a Global Leap', at Rosewood Phnom Penh, aims to celebrate 70 years of friendly relations between Japan and Cambodia
Africa Togo There are only 30 women out of 527 on the official list of engineers accredited by the National Order of Engineers of Togo
Africa Comoros The exhibition 'Words on Metal' was opened at the Alliance française art gallery in Moroni, with images by photographer Jeff Humbert, mixed with rapper Cheick Mc's lyrics, portraying in black and white the daily life of the Comoros
Asia Iraq In a province bordering Saudi Arabia, a site has been found where captagon, the amphetamine-like stimulant that plagues the Middle East, is produced, a rare find in a country that has become a transit route for illicit drugs
Europe Czech Republic New Czech company, Antees, enters Prague and Brno, operating shared electric scooters; in Prague, the company will start with 100 scooters and increase the number to 200 during the summer, while in Brno 100 scooters will go into operation by end of July
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The EUR 50.000.000 'Sarajevo Toplane-Daljinsko grijanja' project for district heating in the region will be adopted by Sarajevo Canton Government
Europe Estonia This year's state budget deficit will be lower than the government's previous forecast, after budget revenues were supported more than expected by the effects of wage price inflation, figures from the Ministry of Finance reveal