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
Africa Gabon The country expressed its support for Saudi Arabia's bid to host the 2030 World Expo in Riyadh
Asia Turkey Abdulvahap Semo, also known as "Bee Man," has been trying to set a new Guinness World Record by covering his body with about 60 kilograms of bees, but he has had challenges getting to the record breaking 63,7 kg, as bees started to be aggressive
Africa Sudan Médecins Sans Frontières said its team was attacked in Khartoum, warning that it could suspend operations at one of the few hospitals still operating in Sudan's war-torn capital
America Belize The Belize Coast Guard is participating in special forces training as part of the UNITAS LIX, a multinational maritime exercise hosted by the Colombian navy, brining together 20 countries to enhance tactical proficiency in joint maritime operations
America Barbados Public sector vehicle drivers and conductors want the police to develop a crime prevention programme for them and have also called on vehicle owners to invest in dashboard cameras
Africa Botswana Hundreds of people took to the streets in Gaborone on Saturday to protest legislation that seeks to make same-sex relationships legal
Europe Norway A new poll indicates that seven out of 10 Norwegians now support euthanasia, or what they call aktiv dødshjelp (literally, active help to die); to receive it, however, they still have to travel abroad, because euthanasia remains illegal in Norway
Africa Kenya Five new northern white rhino embryos have been created by a team of biologists in Kenya working to save the species from extinction; BioRescue said it is the highest number of embryos created so far from any egg collection
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo In 2023, a total of 5.236 suspected cases of monkeypox and 229 deaths among suspected cases were reported, according to a new report published by the World Health Organisation (WHO)
Oceania Kiribati The Ark of Peace, the Chinese Navy's hospital ship, has arrived in the port of capital city Tarawa for a week-long visit to "provide humanitarian medical services to the local population"
Asia North Korea The revelation of new models from DPRK brands Samthaesong and Manmulsang reportedly proofs that the domestic electronics industry has recovered after being overshadowed at the start of the pandemic
America Brazil A Presidential decree will reduce civilian gun ownership from four to two weapons and limit ammunition; the move reverses the pro-gun policy of Lula da Silva’s predecessor Bolsonaro
Europe Russia Amnesty International denounces in a new report on repressive laws and practices in Russia that over 20.000 people have been subjected to heavy reprisals and the authorities are using increasingly vicious tactics to crack down on anti-war activists