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
America Barbados Consumers started to pay less for all petroleum products since midnight, Sunday, 2 July; the retail price of gasoline is Bds$4,07 per litre (1,85), while diesel is down by 12 cents to Bds$3,30 per litre (€1,50)
Africa South Africa There was a big uproar over suspected poisoning of the Zulu king Misuzulu kaZwelithin, who directly denied the news, which was spread after the sudden death of one of king's senior advisors, also due to suspected poisoning
Europe Monaco The results of the first test of the Baccalauréat, commonly known as the Bac, a diploma awarded after two years of post-high school studies, are impressive, with 98,7% passing and 83,2% receiving a special mention from the commission
Asia Pakistan The Pakistan Cricket Board said that apart from the men's team, the women's national team will also tour England in May next year for three T20Is and three matches of the ICC Women's Championship 2022-25
Asia Jordan Madaba has welcomed approximately 400.000 visitors during the January-June period of this year, marking a 131% increase compared to the same period in 2022; the Mukawir site witnessed a 600% increase due to improved services and promotion campaign
Africa Sudan Medical sources, eyewitnesses, army officers and activists have reported that paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are besieging the military hospital in Alia in Omdurman, defended by the army and where former President Omar al-Bashir is believed to be
Asia Brunei The launch of the new BYD ATTO 3 electric car by Build Your Dreams, a leading Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer, is expected to have a big impact on the domestic electric car market
America Bolivia The country has signed agreements with Russian firm Rosatom and China's Citic Guoan Group to exploit lithium resources; the deals involve a total investment of US$1,4 billion and will enable the production of 100.000 tonnes of lithium carbonate by 2025
America Argentina The country, as the current pro tempore president of Mercosur, has called for an "update" of the 2019 trade agreement with the European Union to "bridge the gaps" between the two blocs
Africa Burkina Faso Work will soon begin on the construction of a 4.500 sqm amusement park inside the National Museum in Ouagadougou to increase the tourist offer in the capital and enable the museum to finance itself
Asia Palestine At least seven Palestinians were killed in an Israeli attack with drones on a militant stronghold in the occupied West Bank; hundreds of troops are deployed in an operation that resembles the one carried out during the second Palestinian uprising in 2000
Oceania Palau Post-pandemic tourism recovery for the country will be more difficult than predicted due to significant policy changes in some of Palau's key markets and to a more competitive global tourism market
Asia Oman Revenues of 3-5 star hotels in the Sultanate of Oman increased by 34,7% at the end of May 2023, according to the latest data issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information