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 Australia Screen Australia has announced a $4 million Games: Expansion Pack fund to support 31 small and medium-sized studios with project budgets of less than $500.000
Oceania Papua New Guinea Vote counting is still in progress amid tensions, clashes and local scrutiny suspensions for the general elections scheduled 4 to 22 July to elect the members of the National Parliament
Africa Burkina Faso Jihadist rebels blew up two bridges in northern Burkina Faso last week in an attempt to isolate key towns in the region, the army reports
Europe Finland Finnair announced an upcoming new strategy and significant structural renewal to mitigate the losses due to rising fuel prices, rapid inflation and operational rescheduling in consequence of a prolonged closure of Russian airspace
America Suriname Thousands of protesters attempted to enter the Presidential Office as a means to demand for more government transparency and more control against corruption
America Venezuela Due to the decreasing amount of public services, a local women's network called Jieyúú Kojutsuu or “Women of Value”, created a garden where indigenous women and their families can be provided with locally produced food, water, and shelter
Africa Guinea Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, former PM deposed in the 2021 military coup, detained since last April, has been charged with the 'embezzlement' of more than $40 million, originally intended for the management of the Covid epidemic, and unjustified disbursement
America Antigua and Barbuda The country has annulled many anti-LGBTQI+ laws contained in the Sexual Offences Act after the country's High Court ruled that much of the legislation was unconstitutional
Africa Mali Mali's military chief has said he is open to dialogue to resolve the issue of the 49 Ivorian soldiers detained at Bamako airport earlier this month, stressing that this will be done with strict respect for Mali's sovereignty
Asia China Global chip shortage is changing the way carmakers access manufacturers, threatening to curb China's momentum as a global leader in electric vehicles
America Peru The country was about to be the next host for the upcoming OAS meeting, until the organisation requested gender-neutral bathrooms, which caused the country’s conservative congress to re-evaluate their decision before accepting
America Nicaragua The Nuns of the Mother Teresa Organisation have been forcefully expelled out of the country, causing them to write a letter the UN Secretary General stating how the regime is now overtaking religious organisations as well
Oceania Marshall Islands Marshalls Billfish Club presented numerous awards and trophies to many fishermen for their fishing talents; Kenneth Kramer won his first Atjang Paul Memorial Trophy, awarded annually to the fisherman who stands out for his sportsmanship