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 Singapore With more people opting to communicate online instead of through letters, the government will consider allowing Singapore Post to “introduce postage rate adjustments” in the future to remain viable
Oceania Vanuatu The hospitals of Lenakel on Tanna, Norsup, Lolowai, Quatvaes and the Northern Provincial Hospital on Santo now have new incinerators to safely dispose their medical waste
Asia Yemen The Saudi aid agency KSrelief is providing humanitarian aid to Yemen, with the Masam project and the prosthetic limb program for those injured by explosions
Asia Turkey A massive plane tree, estimated to be around 200 years old, toppled onto the street in the Osmangazi district of Türkiye's northwestern Bursa due to the decay of its roots
Africa Togo The 2nd edition of the Interprofessional Dialogue on Taxation will be hosted in Lomé on July 6 and 7, 2023, even that will delve into the tax conventions signed by African countries with Togolese taxation experts and academic scholars
America Mexico The country is in discussions with the US about a potential refugee program for non-Mexican asylum seekers within its borders; the program would focus on Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan refugees and aims to create legal pathways for migration
Europe Vatican City The Apostolic Penitentiary announces that Pope Francis has granted a Plenary Indulgence for the Catholics who will take part in the 3rd World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, in a move to foster devotion among the faithful
America Chile Heavy floods are causing crop losses to require 3-4 years for recovery and affecting 20.000 individuals; risking 20% of food production, the government is providing support to farmers and is planning long-term soil recovery
Oceania Kiribati On 28 June, members of the second Chinese medical team stationed in Kiribati provided free medical services to the residents of Tarawa
Europe Greece The NGO Aegean boat report released a report accusing the Greek coastal authorities of having carried out 57 rejections at sea since the beginning of June involving more than 1.200 people
America Grenada A bill to ban the sale of Crown land on the world-famous Grand Anse beach will soon be passed in Parliament, according to an announcement by PM Mitchell
Africa Cape Verde In an attempt to promote gender equality, parliament established a 10-day paternity leave for the first time and to extend maternity leave from 60 to 90 days
Oceania Solomon Islands Solomon Islands journalist Charley Piringi has won the Pacific Islands Regional Environment Programme Secretariat's award for best reporting on the environment