Oceania Marshall Islands The fish aggregation devices FADs that fishing boats use to make catches easier, lately equipped with satellite communications gear to pinpoint location, are now being built by drug cartels that wrap packs of cocaine and radio transponders to trace troves
Oceania Nauru NORI offered and granted five new projects through the Community Initiative Project Grant that will benefit community members in the fields of education, agriculture and health
America Colombia Francia Márquez, Colombia’s current and first black Vice-President, has only worn clothing representing her African heritage since the beginning of her campaign, sparking a new Afrocentric fashion boom among the Latin American population
Africa Ethiopia Catholic bishops in Ethiopia have warned that insecurity is causing churches to close and forcing more priests and nuns to flee their monasteries
Asia North Korea The country's official oil imports fell to zero in May due to the pandemic, as the country imposed a crackdown on foreign trade to stem the spread of COVID-19 within its borders
Africa Cameroon The illegal sale of fuel has become a very common phenomenon in the country, with petrol bottles being sold on the black market in a high-risk environment that is profitable for the traders, but takes revenue away from the state
Africa Niger The Council of Ministers has adopted the ''Draft Decree adopting the National Civil Aviation Security Programme Manual'' an integrated set of regulations and activities aimed at improving civil aviation security
Asia Georgia Up to fifteen streets in Tbilisi will be named after the heroes of the August 2008 Russia-Georgia war, the Denominations and Symbols Commission at the Tbilisi City Assembly decided
Africa Libya According to locals and local media, clashes between armed groups are ongoing in Tripoli, the latest violence to hit the Libyan capital after escalating for several months
Asia Iraq The UN labour agency, the ILO, says it is increasingly concerned about working conditions in Iraq, where temperatures have reached 50 degrees Celsius in recent weeks
America Dominica The country is targeting active luxury travellers with the expansion of hotel options to grow a potentially crucial sector for the country, thanks in part to the latest developments such as the direct flight from the US
Europe Greece Faced with an unprecedented level of inflation over the past 27 years, a growing number of consumers are abandoning brands for private label products, a new survey reveals
America Haiti The Destin-Fort Walton Beach Convention Centre hosted one of the nation's largest food-packing charity events, with 320.000 meals packed to help Haiti's food-insecure children
Africa Eritrea Eritrea's president will convene a preliminary meeting of East Sudan's tribal leaders next week to discuss ways to end intercommunal violence and restore peaceful coexistence in the border region