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
Oceania New Zealand Air New Zealand is increasing flights and using larger aircraft to cope with the backlog of customers after widespread disruptions during the school holidays, but it could still be days before the airline recovers from the series of cancellations
Europe Monaco A French-Monegasque man, born as a female, has just had his sex changed in his civil status registers in Monaco after undergoing surgery in France, the first time a gender change has been recognised in the ocuntry
Europe Kosovo Two years after illegal diggers unearthed an ancient sarcophagus in the south, authorities apparently didn’t take action to preserve the carved stone coffin or investigate the site around it
Africa Mozambique Thousands of Mozambicans who sought refuge in Malawi during the tropical storm earlier this year are returning to their country
Asia Singapore Hospitality observers say that tourists and travelers are staying longer because the country is perceived as safer than other destinations for their first trip since the Covid-19 pandemic
Asia Mongolia To carry out the autumn harvest on time, the competent ministers took organisational measures to involve vocational training students, cadets, military personnel and other citizens in the voluntary harvesting work
America Bahamas There is widespread concern for the impact on marine and shore life after last week’s leak of 35.000 gallons of diesel in Exuma
Asia Armenia A delegation led by the president of the United Nations General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, will be on a working visit to Armenia from tomorrow 26 July to 29
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Planned changes to election law might mean that Bosnia’s constituent nations – Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs – will no longer have representatives in the House of Peoples of the Federation parliament if their numbers in any Federation canton are less than 3%
Europe Finland Inheritance is becoming an increasingly important wealth source in Finland as large age groups die and pass on their wealth to future, smaller generations - said Hannu Nummiaro, an economist at Lähi-Tapiola
Africa Egypt President Al Sisi officially welcome in Cairo to Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad on his first visit to Egypt over seven years after the two Arab countries resolved a long diplomatic dispute; the meeting is seen as an end to strained relations
Europe Bulgaria According to a recent proposal by the Ministry of Justice, the role of the Attorney Generals and the data in their possession could soon be investigated by a supreme court if there is sufficient evidence that they have committed a crime
America Costa Rica A new Digital Nomad Visa has been officially implemented, where foreigners can apply to live in the state while working remotely for a company back in their home country