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 Canada Agreement for a new wage deal between the government and a union representing 120.000 federal workers has been reached, ending the country’s largest public sector strike that had crippled services from tax returns to immigration
Africa Senegal Political opponent Ousmane Sonko has once again launched a call for civic disobedience in protest against President Macky Sall's rejection of the call for political dialogue launched a few days ago
Asia United Arab Emirates Tourist spending in the country jumped 70% to $33 billion in 2022 showing a consistent industry recovery; Dubai received 14,36 million international visitors in 2022
Africa Tanzania The Julius Nyerere hydroelectric project is about to become a reality with the construction of the dam currently at 86% completion, placing the country among the power generation giants on the African continent
Africa Somalia The European Union will launch a €4,5 million project to stabilise areas liberated by Somali government forces from al-Shabaab militants
America Cuba Fuel shortages have forced Cuba to cancel Workers' May Day parade, a longstanding tradition; normally hundreds of thousands of people would be bussed in from all over the island nation and flood into Revolution Square
Europe Monaco At the first edition of the Cagliari-Monaco offshore sailing race, Yacht Club de Monaco members fully dominated the podium; the institution is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year
Asia Turkey Turkish defence company Baykar intends to start production of its new unmanned aerial combat vehicle or UCAV next year, which is already attracting international interest
Oceania Fiji The University of Fiji has been awarded global quality accreditation by the Higher Education Quality Assurance Agency after successfully completing the international quality review
Asia Japan The premier affirmed Japan's willingness to deepen ties with Arab countries, referring to the signing of the Arab-Japanese agreement, which aims at achieving economic, cultural and political cooperation
Europe Ireland Ireland's first 'Clean Air Strategy', aimed at reducing pollution-related deaths and improving air quality to meet WHO targets, was approved by the government
Europe Albania The number of people diagnosed with HIV and AIDS is increasing in the country, with eight cases confirmed since the beginning of 2023
Asia Palestine Increases in import and export tariffs imposed by the Gaza Strip rulers since last year have fuelled discontent among the territory's traders