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 Spain Cultural authorities have issued a preliminary report confirming the authenticity of a sketch attributed to Pablo Picasso that was confiscated at Ibiza airport from a passenger on a flight from Zurich, Switzerland
Asia Turkmenistan The country has restricted the export of the local Alabay dog breed, now requiring that its famous Alabay dog breed receive a passport before it can leave the country
Europe Liechtenstein Director Matthias Harre and his Leading Team have presented a fully open air, lustig version of The Merry Wives of Windsor, with camping-like setting, on the stage of the Werdenberger Castle Festival
Europe Bulgaria The Bulgarian ambassador to Moscow was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry to be informed that Russia is expelling 14 employees of Bulgarian diplomatic and consular offices
Asia Laos President and government officials visited farmers villages in Paklai district, Xayaboury, to congratulate for the results of the first 2022 crops and to encourage them to continue to live in harmony and maintain traditional practices
Asia Bangladesh Rapid climate migration is fuelling slum growth in Dhaka, as floods and river erosion cause the loss of ancestral lands of thousands of families, making farming impossible and finding drinking water difficult
Europe Norway A huge demand for rental properties and homes on the market in sharp decline are the trends shown by recent data from the financial newspaper Finansavisen in a comparison to last year
America Venezuela London's High Court has rejected President Nicolas Maduro's request to gain control of Venezuela's gold reserves stored in the Bank of England, as Britain recognises Juan Guaido - leader of the opposition - as the country’s legitimate president
Africa Cape Verde Cape Verde is one of the Portuguese-speaking target countries for recruiting workers to fill the shortfall of between 40.000 to 50.000 workers to meet the demand of 2022 summer season in Portugal, through protocols set up to help businessmen recruit
Africa Somalia Ali Musa Abdi, a veteran Somali journalist who worked for several international media outlets including the BBC, news agency AFP and ANSA, passed away; he had retired and was fighting diabetes
Asia Kuwait Government allowance for nationals working in the private sector will continue, as this aligns with policies to both localize employment in the private sector and to bring more locals to switch away from government jobs
Asia Armenia The press secretary of the Ministry of Defense, in response to a direct question, said that the direct connection previously established between the defense ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan has not been operating for several months
Europe Ireland Property tax on holiday homes should be increased to meet the cost of an ageing society and a site-value tax on non-residential property should be introduced; the recommendations of the tax experts report are not in play for Budget 2023