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 Nauru The country now counts 4355 active COVID cases, around 40% of the total population, notwithstanding all measures taken in the past weeks
America Mexico The state has declared a drought emergency to enable authorities to take special measures to guarantee water supplies in affected areas, which will include holders of water concessions for agricultural or industrial use providing water to third parties
America Canada While Ontario expands access to 4th COVID-19 vaccine to all people above 18, Health Canada approves Moderna vaccine for infants and preschoolers - the first one accessible to that age group in the country
Africa Lesotho Lesotho and Namibia have launched campaigns to allow citizens to re-register their SIM cards with their biometric data and digital IDs, becoming the latest countries to join the trend that is rapidly gaining momentum across Africa
America Guatemala To increase the quality of cocoa production, president Alejandro Giammattei inaugurated a cocoa profit centre, that will help producers by establishing price floors on the good and providing them fiscal advice
Oceania New Zealand Most of the country woke up to severe frost and freezing temperatures as low as -10C yesterday
Europe Belgium Federal government has extended a reduction of excise duty on diesel and gasoline to the end of the year to provide relief to consumers in the face of soaring energy prices - the measure was first intended until September
America Haiti As gang violence escalates, endangering more and more police officers, the Haitian National Police Union has launched a blood donation drive to ensure blood is available to injured officers
Africa Kenya Only around 26.000 mortgages are issued annually; the limited access to affordable finance, high cost of land, low income and credit risk make it difficult for an ordinary employee to access a mortgage at the current rates
Asia Bahrain Over 1.000 tourists and residents visited the Ahmed Al Fateh Islamic Centre at the Grand Mosque during the Eid Al Adha open house; the event came back after two years and focused on peace and coexistence
Europe Montenegro After Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic inaugurated the first phase of the Bar-Boljare motorway on Wednesday, watchdog organisations called on the authorities to reveal its exact cost and to investigate any linked corruption
America Trinidad and Tobago Scrap Iron Dealers Association President Allan Ferguson was emotionally close to the Petit Bourg, San Juan paople as he apologized to the nation after the theft of a bell from the St John’s Anglican Church
Africa Uganda The country is hosting the 2022 Africa Zone IV Golf Championship at the Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort and Spa, with title holders Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Burundi participating