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
Oceania Papua New Guinea The National Research Institute of Papua New Guinea is considering collaborating with DataCo in cybersecurity research and awareness
Africa Algeria President Abdelmadjid Tebboune will visit France in June, his office said, weeks after a diplomatic spat over a Franco-Algerian activist
Asia Philippines The Philippines and the European Union have launched the Copernicus Capacity Support Action Programme for the Philippines, the first space cooperation programme in the region
Europe Portugal A public tender worth €1,48 million has been issued for the purchase of a platform that will manage and store information collected from municipal bodycam and video surveillance systems
Oceania Palau The Senate Joint Resolution has summoned President Whipps for the State of the Republic Address today 25 April at 10am in Ngerulmud; halfway through his term, many expect him to report on his achievements
Africa Namibia Local green and digital technology companies could in the future be granted allowances for tax purposes, sayd Oscar Capelao, the Minister’s tax adviser; the provision would aim at fostering investment in green technology and digital transition
Africa Tanzania Moody’s gives Tanzania favourable credit rating; the positive outlook is due to lessened political risks in Tanzania, the country’s engagement with the international community and its structural reform agenda
Europe North Macedonia A bid to remove three faux galleons erected in the Vardar river a decade ago has run aground
America Costa Rica Several off-duty police manifestations occurred in protest against the reduction of rest hours imposed by the government to carry out a special operation against organised crime
Asia Cyprus The UN peacekeeping forces in Cyprus have begun their training on fire safety ahead of this year’s summer season
Asia South Korea Seoul's central district of Yongsan plans to refurbish pavements and install CCTV cameras to help the smooth flow of crowd traffic and avert another disaster like the Halloween stampede that took 159 lives last year
Asia Taiwan Bainian Youtiao, or “hundred year youtiao”, a small family business in Tainan, will be shutting down after over a century of making youtiao; founded in 1901 and run by the same family for three generations, closes for poor health conditions of the owner
Oceania Australia Cocanarup Conservation Alliance fears lithium exploration will put black Carnaby's cockatoos at risk, as the plan for tree cutting directly impacts a critical breeding area for the endangered parrots