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
Africa Gabon The chair 'Girls, Women and Society' was established at the Omar Bongo University in Libreville by the World Islamic Organisation for Education, Science and Culture
America Antigua and Barbuda The 54th edition of Antigua Sailing Week kicks off today with a spectacular curtain-raiser, the Peters & May Round Antigua Race, to be followed by five days of racing
Africa Kenya A 2nd pastor has been arrest over charges of mass killing as investigation into cults that encouraged followers to starve themselves to death in the hopes of meeting Jesus in Malindi and Kilifi area; over 100 people holed up in the church were liberated
Asia Iraq Gas projects and an agreement with French energy giant TotalEnergies will make the country self-sufficient and an exporter of the natural resource within three to five years, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani said
Africa Mauritania The Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs and the National Community Abroad discussed active trade through the border centre and border security in Nouakchott
Africa Mali Wagner is present in the country and admitting it, for the first time, is directly its founder and administrator, Evgenji Prigozhin
America Ecuador The country has launched a debt buyback plan that will free up money to protect its Galapagos Islands; buying back bonds for a total of US$800 million, the state will refinance them more cheaply to then funnel the savings into the Galapagos
Africa Republic of the Congo The President of the Republic laid the foundation stone of the future headquarters of the Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo
Asia Malaysia The producer price index for local manufacturing fell further to - 2,9% in March 2023 compared to - 0,8% in February 2023, the Department of Statistics Malaysia said
Asia Myanmar The Japanese government has lodged an official complaint with Myanmar after confirming that passenger ships provided to the country through a special development assistance programme were used for military purposes
Europe United Kingdom 70% of young Britons are no longer interested in the monarchy, a YouGov survey sows just days from King Charles III coronation
Asia Bahrain The Royal Guard search and rescue team has been honoured for its humanitarian relief mission following the 6 February earthquake in southern Turkey
Europe France French households will receive bonuses and rebates to be rewarded for saving energy during the winter: TotalEnergies said some 1,2 million of its customers qualified for a payment of up to €120 after reducing consumption