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
Asia Georgia The country's first long-term low-emission development strategy 2050, officially adopted on 24 April 2023, has been presented: it will help update the National Climate Action Plan for 2023-2025 and refine Georgia's climate development road map
Africa Djibouti The World Bank said the Addis-Djibouti corridor will receive a significant upgrade with a $730 million grant following the recently approved Horn of Africa Initiative Regional Economic Corridor project
Asia Vietnam Kon Plông district has been hit by 70 minor earthquakes since the beginning of July, which experts say are linked to the accumulation of water in hydroelectric dams in the region
Africa Central African Republic To connect the new solar power plant in Danzi, the electricity supply was interrupted in the Central African capital for 4 days until today
Africa Angola 130 young people are being trained as community inspectors in an initiative of the Cacuaco municipal administration
Asia India India's foreign exchange reserves have exceeded US$600 billion according to the latest update from the Reserve Bank of India
America Canada No one earning minimum wage was able to rent out an average apartment in 2022 without spending more than one-third of their income on housing, says study released on 18 July by Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Europe Malta Work has begun on the restoration of the Greek Gate and the adjacent medieval fortifications; the Greek Gate is the second most important entrance to Mdina and the oldest, built in the medieval period
Europe Vatican City A group of 22 Afghan refugees has been welcomed as part of the Humanitarian Corridors initiative organized by the Community of Sant'Egidio and other church organizations in agreement with the Italian government
Africa Mauritius 200 lethal self-disseminating egg traps have been laid as part of dengue fever prevention for backyards of public and private homes and institutions at Roche Bois
Africa Ghana An HIV self-testing programme has been launched; Ghanaians will be able to check their HIV status in the comfort and privacy of their own homes
Africa Gabon The country expressed its support for Saudi Arabia's bid to host the 2030 World Expo in Riyadh