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
Europe Estonia The Association of Estonian Printers opened 'Open (Eyes) Minds', a new exhibition at the Rüki Gallery in Viljandi focusing on nature and biodiversity in the urban environment
Asia Afghanistan There are fears over construction work at the site of the Bamiyan Buddhas, with Unesco saying it was not consulted on the project and local experts alarmed by the Taliban's plans
Africa Angola The government is committed to the training of national cadres of the Angolan Armed Forces in various areas as part of its reconstruction process, said the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces
Africa Seychelles Today ends World Breastfeeding Week 2022 held in the country under the theme "Step up for Breastfeeding - Educate and Support”; the aim to increase its number of exclusively breastfed babies to 50 percent by the year 2025
Africa Lesotho The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority said it is working 24/7 to repair one of the three units that generate electricity at the ‘Muela Hydro Power station, that suffered a fault that resulted in a shut down on 16 June
Europe Malta The Malta Anti-Poverty Forum called for an adequate minimum income mechanism, stating that the unemployed sector, including pensioners, struggling to make ends meet, should not be forgotten
Asia Pakistan 145 climbers reach the top of K2 in a single day, queuing in the most dangerous passage of the climb, as the Everest business model is being replicated on the world’s second-highest and riskiest mountain, once the exclusive domain of elite mountaineers
Africa Namibia The councillor for the Aminius constituency in the Omaheke region, Peter Kazongominja, has joined his community in denouncing the prospects of uranium mining in the area
Europe Ukraine Amnesty International's head of human rights in Ukraine, Oksana Pokalchuk, has resigned after a report earlier this week accused the Ukrainian army of endangering civilians in the war with Russia
America Grenada Winning gold at Birmingham 2022, Grenada's Lindon Victor retains his Commonwealth Games decathlon title
Asia Syria The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that at least 16 media workers were arrested last week by Syrian Democratic Forces intelligence on 'false' charges of 'espionage'
Europe Slovakia The average inhabitant last year drank 120 large beers, or an average of 60,2 litres, in a 30-year low and a 12% on 2020, the Slovak Statistics Office reported on August 5, which marks International Beer Day
Oceania Papua New Guinea The Education Resource Center in Rabaul district is nearly completion after 4 months work; it will comprise services from early childhood education to FODE distance learning to e-library