Asia Philippines An Air Quality Index has been issued amid temporary haze from Indonesian forest fires; The Health Department advised residents to wear masks, limit outdoor activities, and remain indoor if possible
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 Senegal Senegal has become the first African country to host a global summit of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, with the aim of exploring how to clean up the governance of oil, gas and mineral resources
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 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
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
America Belize The central bank will now have the authority to regulate and supervise cryptocurrency firms, aligning with the state’s efforts to create a regulatory framework for the growing crypto market
Africa Namibia Forty crocodiles will be put up for sale and the government will issue more permits for the killing of the reptile following an increase in attacks on humans
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
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 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
America Canada The Canadian news media landscape has shrunk again, with Bell Canada Enterprises BCE Inc. eliminating the jobs of 1.300 people, including some veteran CTV News journalists; the company is also shuttering six radio stations and selling off three others