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
America Jamaica The Rita Marley Foundation celebrates the 76th birthday of founder reggae icon by opening the 2022 Rita Marley Scholarship fund, investing $4 million to help women overcome obstacles to pursue higher education and achieve their dreams
Oceania Marshall Islands A group of 14 women spent five weeks learning jewellery making, embroidery and general business skills and received their certificates last Friday at the College of the Marshall Islands
Asia Myanmar The country has carried out its first executions in 50 years, including democracy activists and Phyo Zeya Thaw, a 41-year-old former lawmaker who was convicted in January by a closed military court
Asia Maldives Maldivian Democratic Party kicked off a campaign on Monday to provide information to Malé residents applying for housing opportunities, including 3.000 land and 4.000 flats
Africa Ghana UN World Food Programme is working with international companies to build an international transport training centre based in Accra to develop logistics awareness and capacity in West Africa
Africa Mauritius National Nutrition Survey 2022 was launched at Sir Leckraz Teelock State Secondary School in Flacq, a joint initiative of the Ministry of Health and Welfare in collaboration with international institutions
Asia Iraq Iran and Iraq announced plans to collaborate on a film project on ISIS that will depict a significant part of the two countries' fight against ISIS, based on historical facts
Europe Poland Tennis star Iga Swiatek, world number 1 of the WTA ranking, helped raise PLN 2 million, €425.000, for Ukraine during an exhibition tournament held in the southern Polish city of Kraków
Europe Norway For the first time for this kind of environmental crime, four people have been fined for trying to send four containers of electronic and hazardous waste to Nigeria; they admitted they had already exported 35
Africa Tunisia The referendum in which the draft of the new Constitution is to be voted on is being held today; the President, in an open letter addressed to the population, had urged people to vote yes
Asia Qatar The mandatory wearing of face masks in closed public places has been reintroduced following report from the Ministry of Public Health about the latest coronavirus developments; the protected measure had been lifted on May 18
Asia Nepal The state-owned telecommunications company stated that the 5G trial will be delayed for another few months after blocking trials of the new mobile network technology for a year
Oceania Vanuatu After eight rounds of voting, Mr. Nikenike Vurobaravu has been elected 12th President of the Republic of Vanuatu