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
Europe Lithuania Lithuania's National Crisis Management Centre has decided not to declare a nationwide extreme drought situation, although it has been declared in 10 of the country's 60 municipalities
America Grenada The country is moving towards free secondary education for all children of primary school age starting from September, said the Minister of Education
Asia Iraq The $236 million Al Qibla integrated project in Basra, involving the installation of a primary sanitary sewer system, storm sewer system, main sewer system with associated pumping station and road works has been successfully completed by Indian contractor
Asia Lebanon Protesters attacked several bank buildings, set fire to tyres and smashed windows to demand the return of their money
Oceania New Zealand Some defendants in trials can have their names withheld from public view under 'name suppression' rules, which protect not only the victims, but also the accused and the conduct of the trial
Africa Sierra Leone $500.000 in financial support for the presidential and parliamentary elections set for 24 June has been approved by Economic Community of West African States Commission
Europe San Marino Poste San Marino has doubled its turnover in 2022, closing the balance sheet with a profit of over €760.000
Oceania Nauru Telstra, a leading telecommunications company, is celebrating Change Maker Week, a global initiative to give back to the community; as part of this, Digicel Nauru, one of Telstra's companies, organised several activities to support the local community
Asia Kyrgyzstan The municipal cleaning company Tazalyk has started producing 550 rubbish bins for streets and parks for Bishkek, upon instruction of the mayor
Asia Uzbekistan Responding to an official invitation from the national authorities, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has opened an election observation mission for the 9 July early presidential elections
Africa Guinea-Bissau 1.345.473 action-impregnated mosquito nets will be distributed for free throughout the country in the fifth edition of the initiative launched by the government
Asia East Timor 24 schools in the Municipality of Baucau have received various equipments to improve child nutrition
Asia Indonesia A ban on climbing Bali's mountains is still under discussion, after Governor I Wayan Koster proposed a ban following several reports of misbehaviour at what are believed to be sacred sites