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 Palestine Increases in import and export tariffs imposed by the Gaza Strip rulers since last year have fuelled discontent among the territory's traders
Africa Ghana Accra formally assumed the role of UNESCO World Book Capital 2023 from the Mexican city of Guadalajara
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
Asia Indonesia The country is committed to overseeing the performance of the three main pillars during its chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2023
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 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
America Dominica The American Canadian School of Medicine plans to open the doors of its new medical school in Picard, Portsmouth, in August this year
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
Europe Hungary Pope's plea resonates in the country after his Apostolic Visit: stay open to those who, in his words, are “foreign or unlike us,” such as migrants fleeing war, persecution, and poverty
Europe Serbia The Serbian Museum of Genocide Victims said on Friday that it has obtained a list with the names and details of 5.800 Serbian children rescued from Ustasa death camps in the Nazi-allied Independent State of Croatia, thought to have been lost or destroyed
Asia Cyprus New rules for permanent residency for third country nationals who are naturalised as a result of investments they make into Cyprus will come into force tomorrow 2 May, with more measures to come in the frame of a changing migration policy
Africa Sudan 61% of health facilities are closed in Khartoum and only 16% are functioning normally, according to the WHO, resulting in more deaths from epidemics and disruption of essential health services and first aid
Europe Denmark The Danish national auditor Rigsrevisionen has criticised both the Environment and Defence ministries for failing to limit the use and emission of the controversial ‘forever chemical’ PFAS over a period spanning several years