Europe Austria Austria has opened a police station in the house where Adolf Hitler was born in 1889, the renovated building in Braunau am Inn accommodates 50 officers; the house has been a destination for neo-Nazis and far-right extremists
Africa Guinea-Bissau Women's organisations in Guinea-Bissau argue that it is urgent that men accept them as partners and assume that equal rights and opportunities are not a favour
America Uruguay Official government reports estimate that the state’s GDP this year will fall by approximately 1.7% due to the heavy drought that is significantly limiting its crop production
Oceania Australia Psychiatrist Michael Dudley of UNSW and Professor Louise Newman of Monash University argue that a Royal Commission on Immigrant Detention Policy is needed, investigating the costs and human rights impact of this policy, as well as increasing transparency
Africa Liberia The work of Liberian Sara Beysolow Nyanti, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, has been recognized by Pope Francis, during his recent visit
America Colombia The government has presented a USD$250 billion four-year development plan projecting its social and economic investments, aimed at surrendering deals with armed groups, reducing poverty, improving access to education and protecting the environment
Oceania Marshall Islands Last month, Japan's Ambassador Kazunari Tanaka attended the handover ceremony of two new boats in Likiep, as part of the Japan-funded 'Project for the Improvement of Maritime Transport in Likiep Atoll'
Asia Jordan Ahmad Jubran, an architect and PhD candidate at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan, launched a community initiative to clean-up and document abandoned heritage buildings in Salt; the first campaign targeted Said Al Bahra School, which opened in the 1950s
Asia Syria In the face of the recent earthquake, yet another drama in a land ravaged by more than a decade of devastating war, relief and aid to the population are made almost impossible by sanctions targeting the country
Europe Iceland More than 500 refugees have arrived since the beginning of the year and an unexpectedly high percentage of them are deaf or hard of hearing, especially among Ukrainian; Icelandic Red Cross says it is hard to find Ukrainian sign language interpreters
America Panama The Panama Canal is celebrating 21 years of reforestation, and has commemorated it with the planting of the area’s 5 millionth tree, representing one tree for each Panamanian
Europe Estonia Noise pollution from the weapons and exercises at EDF's central training area disturbs local residents, with houses shaking and animals becoming frightened, and a generally disturbed quality of life
Africa Gambia More than 1.000 onion beds are in danger of dying in Jariumeh Koto village due to lack of water; women gardeners in Jariumeh Koto said there has not been enough water for their beds for three weeks
Europe Ireland Two protests took place in Dublin city centre yesterday, with opposite positions in terms of attitude and approach to the issue of immigration and asylum seekers