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
Europe Russia There is tension over the tightness of security at the celebrations to commemorate the defeat of Nazi Germany, an event that has always been a propaganda tool for Putin; this year it was cancelled in dozens of cities
Asia Israel The Ministerial Committee for Legislation unanimously approved the bill to unify the emergency telephone numbers and dispatch centres of the Magen David Adom and the United Hatzalah, which have been battling over the issue for decades
Asia Azerbaijan President of the Republic and the First Lady have attended the opening of the Zarislichay pumping station in the village of Dashalti
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
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 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
Asia Malaysia Bank Negara Malaysia and Bank Indonesia have announced the commercial launch of the Indonesia-Malaysia cross-border QR payments link
America Peru Peruvian migrants heading to Chile have blocked the highway that crosses their shared border as a means of protest since they are not being let into Chilean territory; authorities have been sent to the area to try and alleviate the issue
Africa Angola Angola will continue to promote vaccination against COVID-19 despite the declaration of the end of the pandemic as a global emergency by WHO
America Ecuador Armed forces have had presidential order to execute anti-terrorism actions throughout the territory, using all means against criminal organizations, in response to the violence that has been affecting the country for the past 2 years
Africa Benin President Patrice Talon has ordered an investigation after attacks that killed about 15 people in the north of the country, the government announced, denouncing "criminal" acts
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 Comoros Several teachers who had been suspended following an audit conducted by a commission of enquiry have been reinstalled, confirmed the Secretary General of the Intersyndical of Education Agents