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 India A stronger-than-expected surge in vegetable prices, particularly tomatoes, in recent weeks could push India's retail inflation towards 5,5% in the July-September quarter, according to at least several economists
Asia Maldives The Environmental Protection Agency decided to file a police report after a barge, which ran aground on the reef in the city of Fuvahmulah, left before the investigation into the incident was completed
Africa Tunisia The National Coordination of Social Movements called on Tunisians and national and international organizations to come to the aid of sub-Saharan migrants in the country as they "suffer from thirst, hunger and disease in this period of extreme heat"
Asia Nepal Thousands of farmers and their families across the country last week celebrated an annual paddy festival by planting rice, splashing in the muddy fields and enjoying a special feast
America Cuba The second anniversary of the widespread protests of 11 July 2021 has been followed by police manoeuvres, increasingly visible in Cuba, with surveillance carried out by uniformed policemen and trucks carrying oldiers
Europe Latvia The XXVII Nationwide Latvian Song and XVII Dance Festival had 40.560 participants, according to information from the Latvian National Culture Centre, second highest number of participants in the history of the event
Europe United Kingdom Latin is the fourth most taught language in English state primary schools, a new record for the hitherto little-studied language; it may even overtake German, ranking as the third most-studied language, according to a new report by the British Council
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Today marks the 28th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, which led to the death of 8.372 Bosniaks, mainly men and boys, one of the most painful pages of European history; European Union recalled its responsibility and failure to protect
America Brazil Long-awaited tax reform bill has been approved by Congress, aiming to simplify the complex tax system; if fully approved, it could potentially boost GDP growth by up to 2,39% over the next eight years
Africa Equatorial Guinea Participating for the first time in the Global Eco Forum 2023 in Guiyang, China, EG was the second state on the African continent, after Zimbabwe, to join the more than 400 delegations gathered to discuss how to modernise the coexistence of man and nature
Africa Djibouti The President of the Republic, Ismail Omar Guelleh, paid tribute to the memory of the late Aden Farah Samatar, a leading figure on the national art scene and a well-known and much-loved figure in Djibouti
Africa Guinea-Bissau President of the Republic defended that there is an urgent need for ECOWAS to address other forms of mobilisation of financial means at the level of each member state and with strategic partners to implement Plan of Action to Combat Terrorism 2020-2024
America Peru The country has become the world's leading exporter of grapes during the first quarter of 2023, with 71,4 million boxes exported and a 10% increase compared to the previous season