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
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
Africa Djibouti Trade with Egypt saw a 15,7% y-o-y growth in 2021, with the value of trade between the two African countries registering $95m last year, compared to $82,1m in 2020
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
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
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
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 Mongolia The Minister of Foreign Affairs met with young scholars of Mongolian studies participating in the annual international programme 'Mongolian Youth Summer School'
Europe Luxembourg "Vigilance phase" for drinking water use, proclaimed on 13 July, is lifted; the "awareness phase" remains in force
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
Africa Mauritius Resilience, stability, openness, accessibility, reliability, open door policy and human resource leadership are some of the qualities attributed to Mauritius as an International Financial Centre by the President
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
Africa Algeria Petrofac, leading a consortium with Genie Civil et Batiment (GCB), received notification of a provisional award for an engineering, procurement and construction contract with Sonatrach for the Tinrhert EPC2 development project in the country
Europe Czech Republic Giant illuminated and inflatable models of the Sun, Moon, Earth and Mars are currently visible outside the Brno Observatory and Planetarium on Kraví Hora until 11 August