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 Mexico To mend border tensions with the US, President Obrador has held a meeting with US President Biden to establish new mechanisms to build a ‘high-tech’ border to reduce illicit trafficking
America Saint Kitts and Nevis Taiwan's Ambassador to St. Kitts and Nevis said the new Panther, donated for air rescue and firefighting, represents the strong and continuing friendship between the two peoples
America Brazil The country’s corn exports - on top of those of wheat - have increased by 221% during these past few months driven by Ukraine’s current lack of corn production
Asia Iran Several people protesting on 17/07 against the drying up of Lake Urmia have been arrested; the basin, once the largest salt lake in the Middle East, began to shrink in 1995 due to prolonged drought, dam construction and water extraction for agriculture
America Haiti Gang violence, increased after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in July 2021, is out of control; according to the UN between 8 and 12 July it killed or injured 234 people
America Argentina The country experienced a 7,4% increase in economic growth in the last month due to the tourism policies implemented by the government that have led to a revival
Africa eSwatini Employees within the country’s transport industry will get a salary increase of 15,6%
Africa Chad President of the Chadian Transitional Military Council signed a decree establishing, organising and managing the Observatory for the Promotion of Gender Equality and Equity, an ad hoc monitoring and evaluation body attached to the Prime Minister's Office
Asia Saudi Arabia Adopting unrealistic policies to reduce emissions by excluding main sources of energy will lead to unprecedented inflation and an increase in energy price, concluded Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Jeddah Security and Development Summit 2022
Europe Slovenia A date has been set for presidential elections, 23 October, to choose its fifth president, with a potential runoff between two candidates that could be set for 13 November
Africa Guinea Only 9% of students have been admitted to this year's baccalaureate exams, a figure that represents a drastic drop from previous years amidst a general crisis in the Guinean education system
Africa Nigeria The first fibre optic cable manufacturing plant in West Africa was inaugurated in Ogun State; named Coleman Wire and Cable Fibre Optic Company, the plant was built by wire and cable manufacturer Coleman Technical Industries Ltd
Asia Taiwan The government-funded hotel subsidy program has been used on a total of nearly 100.000 hotel rooms in just the first weekend Sunday 17th - Tuesday 20th; so far a total of 9.485 accommodation facilities have participated in the program