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
America Bahamas The direct medical costs and productivity losses of gun-related violence in the Bahamas amounted to almost $49 million in 2019, a CARICOM report has revealed
Asia Iraq Iraqi Kurdish woman Shylan Kamal is breaking down gender barriers in the country, after her passion for bodybuilding led her to fight for gender equality in her homeland
Europe Bulgaria 2.600 consumer complaints were handled by the European Centre in Bulgaria in 2022, an increase of 24% compared to 2021
Europe Belgium A growing number of Dutch teachers have come to the country given the better conditions for working, with a 30% increase in five years, according to data from the Ministry of Education in Flanders
Africa Botswana A major power outage occurred early Monday; according to a statement from the Botswana Power Corporation, which says that "grid disturbance" has shut down both Morupule A and B power plants that supply almost all of the country's electricity
America El Salvador An new law that eliminates taxes on technological innovations, software and app programming has been passed in order to boost the tech industry
America Dominican Republic The country is "emerging unscathed" from international inflation - said the Minister of Economy, Planning and Development - thank to sacrificing investments to avoid price increases
Oceania Australia Australia is taking stock of changes in the population's habits brought about by the pandemic; for example, families have moved to cheaper homes in regional and outer metropolitan areas to take advantage of the shift to more flexible working arrangements
Europe Germany The country decided to automatically extend the validity of visas issued to earthquake victims in Turkey until August
Africa Mauritius A cancer awareness workshop for trainers, organised with WHO, was launched by the Minister of Health and Welfare who recalled the alarming number of occurrences in the country
Africa Equatorial Guinea The three new chairmen of the Geproyectos Board of Directors, recently appointed by the Presidency of the Republic, were sworn in yesterday before His Excellency Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Europe Austria A new right-wing coalition government would be welcomed by its supporters, but some 54% of Austrians would reject such a coalition in Vienna
Africa Ivory Coast The party of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo has announced the creation of a body to combat electoral fraud, four months after the regional and municipal elections and two years after the presidential elections