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 Bahrain The first Almond Festival took place from 8 to 15 July at the Farmers' Market Site of the Budaiya Botanical Garden; the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture intends to turn the event into an annual event
Asia Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called on all stakeholders to work together to further improve the quality of education with the aim of bringing it up to global standards
Asia Turkmenistan The heads of four out of five regions have changed: Akhal, Balkan, Dashoguz and Mary, as announced by President Serdar Berdimuhamedow at a government meeting
America Belize New measures have been announced to address a recent increase in violent crime, which includes the spending of US$1 million in new police and security activities
Africa Central African Republic The referendum campaign for the 30 July referendum was launched in Bangui, with thousands of supporters of the United Hearts Movement, the party of the presidential majority
Africa Djibouti The European Investment Bank has decided to invest €79 million on a solar-powered desalination project to guarantee the water security of 550.000 people in Djibouti
Africa Angola More than 3.000 candidates were admitted to the national examination for access to the law held recently across the country, has announced the president of the Angolan Bar Association
Europe Russia 141 Russian chess players changed nationalities in order to compete; 12-time world champion Aleksandra Kostenjuk signed an open letter to Putin in March 2022 together with 33 other chess players demanding an end to hostilities
Europe Greece With temperatures in Athens expected to reach 41° C once again, the archaeological site of the Acropolis will close for the hottest hours
Asia Philippines Laws that will modernise the salt industry are now awaited, after national director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said the law needs to be updated
Asia Armenia Citizens of Georgia and Armenia will be able to travel using a biometric ID, as the Georgia-Armenia visa waiver agreement, signed by the two nations' prime ministers on 12 January 2023, has come into force
Oceania Fiji The country has followed strong and inclusive processes with conservation and technical partners, agencies, government and public towards marine protected areas, said Regional Director for Oceania of the International Union for Conservation of Nature
America Dominica Dr Lynora Fevrier-Drigo, director of primary health care services in Dominica, reminded that health services in the country are free and accessible to all, including migrants