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 Czech Republic Slovakia, Poland and Italy have offered to send fire-fighting planes to help the country contain a large forest fire in a national park; currently 410 firefighters from 83 units are fighting the fire in the Bohemian Switzerland National Park
Asia Cambodia Ly Chansocheata - the first Cambodian woman to graduate from Japan's National Defence Academy with a degree in International Relations - is now a military officer in Cambodia's Ministry of National Defence
America Peru The ongoing protests from truck drivers have officially reached a successful agreement; the government is granting all their demands, including gasoline subsidies, direct economic incentives, and amnesty for their actions
America Grenada Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dickon Mitchell, is optimistic that the just-concluded campaign promise to pay bi-monthly salaries to government employees can become a reality within the next six to eight months
Asia Bahrain It has emerged that the cost of renovating the 200-year-old Hindu temple of Manama Suq has increased by 30% due to the global increase in prices of materials and logistics
America Dominica Dominica State College has announced the introduction of CAPE Mathematics, Computer Science, Biology and Business Studies programmes within the Department of General Studies
Europe Estonia Recent data show that Estonia experienced the fastest rise in electricity prices in the EU last month, 'inexplicably large' according to Bank of Estonia economist Kaspar Oja
America Suriname Representatives of the ‘Team Mama’ organisation, a body composed of mothers helping other local mothers, held a silent walk as a means of protest to demand better healthcare for all infants
Asia Georgia Kobuleti’s new boulevard opened on July 24 as part of the Renewed Regions program; works kicked off in 2021
Europe France The National Assembly adopted the finance bill after several days of heated debate, with the text containing topics including the abolition of the audiovisual tax, the fuel rebate and the renationalisation of EDF
Africa Gambia Famous US Coast Guard'scutter Mohawk arrived in Banjul for a scheduled port visit with ship visits and professional knowledge exchange on maritime security and law enforcement
Europe Greece 10th edition of the Syros International Film Festival starts today to celebrate the festival's 10-year presence in the capital of the Cyclades, with film screenings, audiovisual performances and training workshops, plus an innovative audiovisual project
Africa Cape Verde Bolsa Cabo Verde Digital has recorded an increase in women's participation from 22 to 32%