America Grenada Toll-free 988 Suicide Hotline for Crisis Response has been launched to guarantee immediate support for people experiencing suicidal thoughts, emotional distress and other mental health crises; an awareness campaign will start soon
Africa Angola Four hundred and six people, constituting 293 families in the Humpata municipality, who used to roam the streets of Lubango town, Huila, begging for alms, have been resettled by the government in their areas of origin
America El Salvador The country - which has now the highest prison population rate ever - has officially inaugurated the largest jail in the world, with the capacity to house 40.000 prisoners
America Suriname The government has announced that it will no longer provide most of its subsidies for gas, electricity and fuel, as it seeks to reduce expenditures and keep within the guidelines of its financial deal with the IMF
Africa Mozambique Analysts said TotalEnergies' decision to ask a human rights expert to carry out an assessment on Cabo Delgado is aimed at taking the French oil company off the hook over the future of its presence in Mozambique
Africa South Africa A report by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime GITOC, released in 2022, claims that South Africa has increasingly become a centre of organised crime, transcending national borders
Europe Czech Republic Heineken will start a new pub franchise across the country, planning to open nine locations in 2023 and 2024
Oceania Kiribati The Kiribati government has signed a $6,5 million agreement with AEVEX Aerospace - IKHANA Aircraft Services for the purchase of a Twin Otter plane
America Guyana The country has announced that it will dedicate over US$100 million of its medical budget for HIV+ relief in the country, thus helping nearly 10.000 of its people currently affected
America Belize In response to the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration initiative, the country has formally committed to the restoration of over 380.000 hectares of its degraded land, implementing new reforestation practices that will ultimately bring it back to life
Asia Pakistan Former army chief and military ruler General Pervez Musharraf’s funeral was held at Polo Ground in Karachi’s Malir Cantonment, with thousands of worshippers present and many political leaders absent
Asia Kazakhstan The country has launched a new international conference, the Astana International Forum, to unite efforts in addressing major global challenges; Forum will be held under the auspices of the President of Kazakhstan on 8-9 June 2023
America Antigua and Barbuda Staff of A.S. Brydens Antigua Ltd. who are covered by the collective agreement between the company and the Antigua and Barbuda Workers' Union will benefit from a 9% wage increase over the next few years