Oceania Marshall Islands The fish aggregation devices FADs that fishing boats use to make catches easier, lately equipped with satellite communications gear to pinpoint location, are now being built by drug cartels that wrap packs of cocaine and radio transponders to trace troves
America Guyana In the Georgetown area U.S. Army South and Missouri Army National Guard soldiers held a public affairs training workshop with the Guyana Defense Force, aiming at enhancing cohesion and disaster response between participating nations
Europe Monaco With a seven-carat ruby ring by Guillemin & Soulaine fetching almost €3 million, jewellery was the largest category in Artcurial's Monaco Auction Week sales
America El Salvador Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele has issued an ultimatum to over 400 undocumented Colombian nationals involved in extortion schemes to leave the country within 72 hours or face Salvadoran justice
Africa Mauritania To develop livestock farming, the country's second source of livelihood Mauritania will receive $767.000 from the African Development Fund, the concessional financing window of the African Development Bank Group
Africa Niger In the Tahoua region, President of the Republic Bazoum inaugurated the new Tambass-Badaguichiri cement plant built by China Africa Material Building under the Mongo brand that will allow the country to become self-sufficient in cement products
Europe Liechtenstein The four-day music festival Vaduz Soundz took place with much luck for the weather and saw over 6000 visitors
Asia Bangladesh About 11,5 tonnes of mangoes were produced this year from about 93.000 hectares of land in the northern Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Naogaon and Natore districts
Asia Armenia Three IT companies have joined the list of Armenia's 100 largest contributors; leading this list is Synopsys Armenia, whose position improved by 12 points compared to 2019
Oceania Tonga A family recovery assistance project of the Tonga Red Cross Society will provide cash assistance for the construction of new houses to some people affected by the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcanic eruption and tsunami in 2022
Asia Sri Lanka A two-phase mega campaign starting in early August and the promotion of balloon flights over the wilderness are among the key measures Sri Lanka has taken to attract tourists from India and other nations
Asia Bhutan The country has received the official declaration of the World Health Organisation's Southeast Asia region on the elimination of rubella
Africa Mozambique Almost half of the taxes collected in Mozambique in 2022 will be collected through the "e-tributação" electronic tax management system, which is scheduled to be fully implemented by the end of this year
Oceania Nauru The country has recently prepared to exploit the deep sea for the extraction of valuable minerals, but its roughly 12.000 inhabitants are at the center of a conflict that opposes different views on how to deal with climate change