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
Africa Sudan Sudan has detected the first case of monkeypox virus in the Darfur region, a 16-year-old student; there are at least 38 suspected cases in the country
Asia South Korea For the fourth consecutive month a trade deficit has been posted driven by decline in exports to China, high energy prices and the spiraling import prices of raw materials; the cumulative deficit for Jan-July 2022 is the highest in 66 years
Africa Senegal At the Fann hospital in Dakar, special department CEPIAD offers an opioid substitution therapy programme to drug addicts, also aiming to reduce the spread of HIV
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Four more names are expected to be added to the list of National Heroes: PM said recommendations will be made to the Governor General to have Ebenezer Theodore Joshua, Robert Milton Cato, Dr JP Eustace and George McIntosh
Africa Somalia 8.041 suspected cases of cholera and 37 deaths associated have been recorded in the first 6 months of 2022; according to WHO, infected water is one of the main causes and about 54% of those infected were children under the age of two
Africa Guinea Several members of the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution were arrested between Saturday and Sunday after demonstrations against the junta last week
Oceania Samoa Mount Vaivai, the highest mountain on the island of Upolu, has not yet been formally recognised by local authorities, including the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
Europe Sweden The school year starts in August - although exact date depends on local calendar - and most people return to work, amid a new Covid-19 peak expected this month and caos in flights still affecting Europe
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The President of the National Assembly received representatives of the Union of Journalists and Media Technicians of Sao Tome
Europe Switzerland The capital's tourist office no longer intends to do marketing in distant markets and wants to focus on domestic and neighbouring Europe, a decision that has not pleased many hoteliers
Asia Singapore A bill to raise the maximum fines and introduce agreed fines for minor offences in the Singapore Armed Forces was passed in Parliament
Asia Oman The city of Muscat was voted one of the 25 best cities in the world by the readers of Travel + Leisure, taking 19th position
America Saint Lucia The Ministry of Equity will launch an employment readiness fair with the theme 'Prepare for Opportunity', part of efforts against ongoing violence and to get young people in Castries' neighbourhoods off the streets and into the workplace