Oceania Solomon Islands With newly improved roads in Auki, provincial police appealed to drivers in Malaita to use responsibility and greater care in driving; reckless driving had reportedly increased since works began, forcing to monitor underage drivers and speeding vehicles
Asia Israel The Ministerial Committee for Legislation unanimously approved the bill to unify the emergency telephone numbers and dispatch centres of the Magen David Adom and the United Hatzalah, which have been battling over the issue for decades
America El Salvador An new law that eliminates taxes on technological innovations, software and app programming has been passed in order to boost the tech industry
Asia Brunei Brunei hurdles athletes finished sixth in the men's team relay during the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia
America Bahamas The direct medical costs and productivity losses of gun-related violence in the Bahamas amounted to almost $49 million in 2019, a CARICOM report has revealed
America Panama The Coordinating Commission of Creative and Cultural Industries CCICC, newly created, will be responsible for coordinating initiatives and identifying strategic interventions to improve the country's creative and artistic economy
Europe Russia There is tension over the tightness of security at the celebrations to commemorate the defeat of Nazi Germany, an event that has always been a propaganda tool for Putin; this year it was cancelled in dozens of cities
Africa Comoros Several teachers who had been suspended following an audit conducted by a commission of enquiry have been reinstalled, confirmed the Secretary General of the Intersyndical of Education Agents
Asia China Foreign Minister Qin Gang reportedly told the US ambassador to China that Washington is responsible for the deterioration of relations between the two nations and must "reflect deeply"
Africa Botswana A major power outage occurred early Monday; according to a statement from the Botswana Power Corporation, which says that "grid disturbance" has shut down both Morupule A and B power plants that supply almost all of the country's electricity
Africa Burundi The First Lady of Burundi, Angelina Ndayishimiye, was elected in Abuja as the tenth president of the Africa First Ladies Peace Mission AFLPM
Africa Benin President Patrice Talon has ordered an investigation after attacks that killed about 15 people in the north of the country, the government announced, denouncing "criminal" acts
Africa Ivory Coast The party of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo has announced the creation of a body to combat electoral fraud, four months after the regional and municipal elections and two years after the presidential elections
Asia East Timor Cambodia's prime minister has promised to send experts to East Timor to inspect soil conditions and other environmental factors in connection with a major initiative to boost agricultural production in the ASEAN observer state