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
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 Iraq Iraqi Kurdish woman Shylan Kamal is breaking down gender barriers in the country, after her passion for bodybuilding led her to fight for gender equality in her homeland
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
Oceania Australia Australia is taking stock of changes in the population's habits brought about by the pandemic; for example, families have moved to cheaper homes in regional and outer metropolitan areas to take advantage of the shift to more flexible working arrangements
Asia Philippines By an overwhelming 259 votes, the Chamber of Deputies approved a bill to impose sanctions on private primary and secondary educational institutions that prevent students from taking scheduled periodic exams due to unpaid financial obligations
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 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
Africa Equatorial Guinea The three new chairmen of the Geproyectos Board of Directors, recently appointed by the Presidency of the Republic, were sworn in yesterday before His Excellency Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Europe Austria A new right-wing coalition government would be welcomed by its supporters, but some 54% of Austrians would reject such a coalition in Vienna
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
Asia Armenia The erection of the monument dedicated to Operation 'Nemesis' was a wrong decision,' said Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
Asia Afghanistan An agreement with China and Pakistan will extend the Belt and Road Initiative to Afghanistan, which could potentially attract billions of dollars to finance infrastructure projects
Europe Estonia The Estonian police decided to ban public gatherings related to the 9 May celebrations in Harjumaa, Lääne and Ida-Virumaa counties