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
Europe Serbia Interior Minister Vulin stated that Western countries should apologise to Serbia rather than forcing it to become a "NATO footsoldier" in the war with Russia, saying that Belgrade will not allow itself to be dragged into the "wars of others"
Asia South Korea Daily COVID-19 infections are going up again, ending the downward trend that continued since the omicron-driven wave was curbed in march; health authorities reported that the country added 6.253 new COVID-19 infections during the 24 hours of Sunday
Africa Gabon Together with Togo, the country recently joined the Commonwealth, which thus reaching 56 members
Africa Kenya The economy grew by 6,8% in the first three months of the year, the highest in 22 years, new data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics; the expansion of GDP is due to rebounds in most economic activities after COVID measures have been rolled out
America Chile After 13 years of the ongoing drought, the Peñuelas water reservoir in Central Chile has now officially become a desert
America Canada Biologist found tree in North Vancouver nearly as wide as a Boeing 747 cabin; the western red cedar measures between 4,8 and 5,8m in diameter and is one of the biggest and oldest found in BC
Africa Namibia Technology company Huawei is keen to collaborate and assist the country in becoming fully connected in line with its digital aspirations; a national broadband policy was launched in early 2020 to achieve reliable and affordable broadband access services
America Costa Rica The country has reached 98,58% of renewable electricity generation in the first half of this year; a trend maintained since 2015, thus consolidating the country a world-leading clean energy producer
Asia Syria Tal Rifaat and Manbij are designed as targets of an upcoming Turkish military operation against ‘Kurdish armed groups’, aiming at ‘establishing a 30km security zone’, Turkish President Erdogan declared
Asia Palestine The bullet that killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh has been handed to American forensic experts, said the Palestinian Authority, as a step to resolve issue with Israel over the investigation into her death
Africa Mauritania Since the end of 2021, the M'bera refugee camp has undergone a population boom, as stated by UN officials, counting a record 78.622 people
America Peru The ongoing protests at copper mines, caused by conflicts with indigenous territory, have decreased mining by 10,69% this past month
Asia Bhutan Of 7399 water sources currently used by the population, 25,1% are drying up while 0,9% have dried up, according to the assessment and mapping exercise coordinated by the Watershed Management Division of the Department of Forest and Park Services