Africa Tanzania A comprehensive voluntary repatriation program has been finalized to bring back Tanzanian citizens living in South Africa, following growing impatience towards African immigrants; in co-operation with local authorities, returnees will undergo verification
America Bolivia The government believes it would be beneficial to have some banks operating in yuan currency in the country due to strong foreign trade with China, and it is expected that this trend will continue to strengthen over time and bring advantages
Asia Pakistan After the Pakistan Meteorological Department confirmed Friday that Cyclone Biparjoy has weakened, residents of the coastal town of Keti Bandar in Sindh are returning home
Africa South Africa A controversial universal healthcare bill passed lower house vote; aimed at equalising access to healthcare in the world's most unequal society, it arose fears that its implementation will be undermined by corruption and lack of funds
America Belize The country has submitted its memorial to the International Court of Justice in the ongoing land dispute with Honduras over the Sapodilla Caye; the memorial defends the state’s sovereignty and requests the court to declare its rightful control
Oceania Samoa The community is apprehensive over the disappearance of an 80-year-old man from Samoa, still missing after a two-month search
Oceania Marshall Islands Ebeye students recently took part in a robotics event at Jabro Gymnasium, where they were trained to build and programme robots from scratch
America Argentina The rains of May have saved Argentine crops from a steep decline, as now there will be an additional 700,000 hectares of wheat; wheat losses are projected to be only 5% compared to the previous season
Asia Japan The law on funding sources for increased defence spending has been approved; military spending will increase to $318 billion over the next five years
Asia China The country has announced the excavation of a vast 10.000 metre deep hole, with the idea of reaching the Cretaceous system of the Earth's crust, with stones over 145 million years old
Europe Luxembourg Expatriate communities have elected Luxembourgish councillors; although the population is almost equally divided between nationals and expatriates, few expatriates have stood for municipal councils and even fewer have been elected
Africa Sao Tome and Principe Analysts in Sao Tome believe that the constant changing of judges for successive political majorities poses a danger to democracy and the country's development, and reject the parliament's initiative to replace four judges of the Constitutional Court
America Ecuador The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador and the National Anti-Mining Front organised protests against mining and filed a constitutional challenge against Executive Decree 754, which enables environmental consultation
Oceania Australia The government is introducing legislation to terminate a diplomatic lease for the Russian embassy near Parliament House in Canberra on national security grounds