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
America Mexico The country has signed an alliance with Bolivia for bilateral and regional cooperation in the exploitation of lithium, so Mexico can take advantage of Bolivia’s expertise in the area and significantly increase its production
America Bolivia President Luis Arce has granted 150.000 property titles to indigenous people and agricultural producers as part of his initiative of making land property more equitable and inclusive
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The prime minister called on China to stop its military exercises around Taiwan, saying he wanted to show solidarity with Taipei by visiting it for six days
Europe Austria The EU Commission has issued the Just Transition Territorial Plans for Austria and the first funding of €76 million in the frame of the Cohesion Policy in the transition to climate neutrality
Asia Brunei A small but growing number of young Bruneians are looking to agriculture, optimistic about the promise of new technologies to usher in a new era of higher yields with less labour
Europe Russia The country has banned investors from so-called hostile countries from selling shares in energy projects and key banks until the end of the year, intensifying pressure in the sanctions clash with the West
Oceania Solomon Islands The country has joined the global call to conclude work on the Marine Biodiversity Treaty beyond national jurisdictions by the end of this year
Africa Sierra Leone Parliament has passed a new law called 'The Tobacco and Nicotine Act, 2022' that bans smoking in public places in an attempt to eliminate tobacco consumption
Asia Yemen According to the Houthi-controlled government in the capital Sanaa, some 30.000 people -including about 5.000 children- with life-threatening illnesses require treatment abroad, now allowed by the truce, but not economically sustainable
Oceania Tuvalu Global warming is lapping the edges of the country so fast that its beach volleyball team is forced to train on the airport runway facing disappearing sand because of this
America Belize The government has declared a state of emergency in the southern part of the country as gang violence has significantly increased in the past month
Europe France The country is facing its 'most severe drought' ever, with the premier activating a government crisis unit that will monitor the drought in the most affected areas and coordinate measures such as the supply of drinking water
America Argentina President Alberto Fernandez announced the start of several major infrastructure projects to reactivate the economy in the short term, which include new highways, government buildings and hospitals