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
Africa Morocco The country will reactivate two large power plants thanks to liquefied natural gas transported from Spain via the Maghreb-Europe Pipeline, after Algiers' decision to cut off gas supplies
Asia Lebanon The country is once again seeking to bring Syrian refugees on its territory back to to their homes, with talks underway with Syria to ensure a "safe and dignified" return of refugees, although international guarantees are lacking
Africa Rwanda The Rwanda Water Resources Council intends to prequalify contractors for the construction of the multifunctional Muvumba dam and the installation of the power plant
Africa Malawi The country will work with neighbouring Zambia to improve trade relations between the two countries, ensuring that people carrying out their activities do not encounter problems at the borders
Asia China Shanghai tourism is relieved by the reopening of Disneyland after 3 months; however, capacity levels will still be controlled and all guests wishing to enter will have to prove a negative COVID-19 test within the previous 72 hours
Asia Kyrgyzstan A draft law 'On Renewable Energy Sources', just signed by the President, aims at increasing the production of energy from renewable sources, also in response to the shortage of electricity in the country
Europe North Macedonia The 'Confucius Institute' will offer in Bitola schools various activities aimed at teaching the Chinese language at the initial, intermediate and advanced levels, as well as courses in traditional Chinese - calligraphy or artistic papermaking
Asia Bahrain A new direct daily service between Bahrain and Mumbai will be launched next month, operated by Indian airline IndiGo
Asia Turkey A new treatment method based on using proteins in the human body to strengthen the structure of jaw bones and teeth is ready to be introduced after Turkish scientists developed it as a way to speed up the healing process after dental operations
America Cuba The Neonatology Department of the Camilo Cienfuegos Provincial Hospital commissioned state-of-the-art equipment to detect congenital heart disease in newborns as an important step to further reduce the infant mortality rate
Africa Benin Canada announced over $16 million in funding to improve youth employment opportunities in Benin by supporting programmes that help young people obtain the skills they need to succeed and contribute to the economic success of their communities
America Trinidad and Tobago In Trinidad and Tobago, state-owned bank First Citizens has said it is open to establishing banking operations in Guyana and Jamaica in a bid to grow beyond its home market
Europe Austria Vienna now ranks first among the world's most liveable cities - according to The Economist Intelligence Unit report - as Auckland, former number 1, dropped to 34th place mainly due to the measures taken to contrast the pandemic