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 Japan After days of speculation, Japanese company Sega seems set to finalise the acquisition of Finnish company Rovio Entertainment, known for the Angry Birds brand, setting the deal at 706 million euros
Europe Finland Industries urge the government to investigate new trade routes besides the traditional Baltic Sea, due to possible interference, disruptions and even conflicts related to the security situation
Europe Portugal The Council of Loulé has officially launched a project to build a Cancer Centre in the Algarve that will open by the end of 2024, addressing the shortage of cancer and radiotherapy care in the Algarve in comparison to the rest of the country
Europe Albania Albania's herbal medicine sector is grappling with a shortage of workers due to emigration and has turned to foreigners from countries such as Bangladesh and India to fill the void
America Saint Lucia Sixty sea moss drying tables and floating devices have been donated to sea moss farmers in Eau Piquant, Vieux Fort by Export Saint Lucia; a first donation of equipment had reached the Praslin Sea Moss Farmers Association in March
Europe Belarus Belarusian air carrier Belavia will launch direct flights to the Russian city of Murmansk on 23 May according to the airline's press service
Africa Chad The platform 'All united for a successful transition phase 2' announced the holding of 'a major citizen action' on 29 April in Nation Square in N'Djamena
Africa Ethiopia As of Monday, the judicial office of the provisional administration in the Ethiopian region of Tigray began releasing prisoners arrested during the civil war over the past two years
Africa Libya The Tripoli-based national unity government and other Libyan authorities are "repressing domestic and foreign non-governmental organisations," according to Human Rights Watch
Asia Armenia The Armenian Genocide Oral History Collection, one of Zoryan Institute's earliest and biggest projects, has been added to Zoryan Institute and AU Oral History Centre with over 750 interviews of Armenian genocide survivors now accessible
Europe Bulgaria Russian ambassador in Sofia said that if she were a Bulgarian citizen she would vote for the leader of the radical pro-Russian Vazrazhdane party, Kostadin Kostadinov, in violation of the Vienna Convention
Asia Nepal The Kathmandu Metropolitan City has resumed producing power from biodegradable waste at the Teku biogas plant; the plant had been set up in 2017 but had been idle after only a few days of operation
Asia Lebanon French prosecutors have notified Lebanese central bank governor Riad Salameh of their intention to file preliminary fraud and money laundering charges against him