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 Israel A new poll conducted by Amnesty International has revealed that most Israelis fear the sight of the Palestinian flag
Asia Nepal The state oil monopoly Nepal Oil Corporation is reluctant to reduce prices despite price cuts by the Indian supplier
Asia Sri Lanka The government is cracking down on the organisers and participants of the protest movement, arresting several leaders of the demonstration, imposing travel bans on others and ordering the eviction of the last remaining protest tents
Asia Saudi Arabia The Saudi Council of Ministers has decided to establish a 'Saudi Investment Marketing Agency' to stimulate development and attract investment
Asia Turkey Nearly 20.000 people visited the floating islands in the eastern province of Bingöl, which are among the city's landmarks, in the first seven months of this year, according to a report by the Nature Conservation and National Parks
Asia Thailand National Cyber Security Agency signs MoU to collaborate with Huawei, accelerating Thailand's cyber security with skill development of Thai personnel
Oceania New Zealand The country has released its first national plan to deal with the impact of global warming, with Minister for Climate Change stating that severe weather events that previously seemed unthinkable 'are now occurring at an intensity never before experienced'
Europe Monaco Construction has risen to 3rd place on the list of the strongest sectors, with a 5,3% increase over 2020 and 171% over the last 10 years according to the Monegasque Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies
Africa Tanzania The country must quickly change its natural gas policies if it is to benefit from the rising prices of the product from the Russia-Ukraine area, experts said
Africa Togo Lomé will host the second edition of the Africa Financial Industry Summit (AFIS) on 28 and 29 November 2022, which will take place physically, unlike the first one which was held online
Africa Madagascar After 7 years, country's first 3D-printed school, result of a project carried out by NGO Thinking Huts, is still perfectly usable; from this, a series of school buildings will be made with this method that cuts production and environmental costs
Oceania Tonga Tonga Police Commissioner Shane McLennan, in a virtual speech, advocated the launch of a Pacific regional initiative and support for effective anti-trafficking efforts
Europe Netherlands The Netherlands is no longer a world leader when it comes to the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community, as this year it ranked 13th in the annual Rainbow Europe index of the human rights organisation Ilga Europe