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 Tunisia Some 500.000 tonnes of plastic are thrown into the sea every year in Tunisia, say data from the Ministry of the Environment; according to World Wide Fund for Nature, the country is considered one of the main producers of plastic in the Mediterranean
Europe Germany An alarm was raised last night, first for the south-west of Berlin then extended to the outskirts, after a lioness escaped, sought by helicopters and drones in the south of the city
America Dominican Republic Scientists and laboratory staff in the Dominican Republic are participating in a biosecurity course aimed at strengthening their skills and raising awareness about preventing the proliferation of biological weapons
Europe France The number of business bankruptcies increased by 35% in the second quarter of this year compared to the same period last year, putting 55.000 jobs at risk of disappearing
Asia Philippines A Member of Parliament urged the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System and water concessionaires to offer prepaid water metering for poor and low-income households
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The chairmanship of Monetary Council of Eastern Caribbean Central Bank will be transferred to Gonsalves, Minister of Finance and Member of Council of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, following an official handover ceremony to be held on 21 July
Africa South Africa Vladimir Putin will not be going to Johannesburg for the 15th Brics Summit, the South African presidency announced in a press release, and in his place will be Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov; reportedly, the country would have been forced to arrest Putin
Africa Nigeria The suspension of a new 10% tax on single-use plastics and excise taxes on some locally manufactured products was recently ordered to reduce business costs
Asia Jordan The first cable car was inaugurated in Ajloun: 2,5 kilometre long, it is fitted with 40 cabins, each one for eight people
Europe Ukraine "The evil state has no more powerful missiles than our will to save lives, support each other and win," President Zelensky tweeted commenting on the attacks on Odessa and Mykolaiv
Europe Finland Russian consulate general's operating licence in Turku will be revoked as of 1 October, in response to Russia's asymmetrical decision to close Finland's consulate general in St Petersburg
Europe Belgium Access to the permanent collections of the Belgian federal museums will be today and for the weekend in honour of the 10th anniversary of King Philip's reign
Asia Iran The morality police returned to the streets 10 months after the death of a woman in their custody sparked protests across the country