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 Kiribati A nationwide state of calamity has been recently declared after below-normal rainfall caused high salinity levels in water sources at major monitoring wells
Africa Namibia The President of the Republic commended the efforts made to eliminate conflicts and unify the various components of society, emphasising the steps taken to combat poverty through the establishment of good governance mechanisms
Africa Guinea-Bissau President of the Republic Sissoco appointed Brigadier General Quintino Quadé as the new President of the Military High Court; Quadé graduated in law in the former Czechoslovakia and is a career judge at the Military Court
America Haiti At least eight inmates have died in an overcrowded prison that ran out of food two months ago; in UN Security Council's report released this month, 54 deaths in prisons related to malnutrition were documented between January and April alone
Asia India The Reserve Bank of India has informed fintech startups that it is banning the practice of loading non-bank prepaid payment instruments, like prepaid cards; the move may threaten the existence of many of the fintech startups
Africa Central African Republic President of the Republic Touadéra, on a week-long working visit to Istanbul, Turkey, met with several investors, inviting them to settle in the country
Asia Kuwait The country has urged citizens to report any display or promotion of the 'pride flag' or other symbols of the LGBT community
Africa Mauritius Cash prizes were awarded to athletes and coaches for participation in international championships in Ju Jitsu, cycling, kickboxing, judo and athletics, and 46 sports clubs received grants
Asia Maldives First Lady Fazna Ahmed gave a virtual address at the high-level roundtable on mental health, emphasising the importance of mental health support at a time when global events lead to mental illness
Europe Spain The country is making great strides in the development of green hydrogen thanks to a growing wind and solar power complex; it accounted for 20% of the world's green hydrogen projects in Q1, 2022, second only to the US, sayd Wood Mackenzie
America Ecuador The government decided to intensify price controls in the midst of the protests that are taking place in the country: governors will have to carry out operations and price control mechanisms to prevent speculation
Asia Vietnam Vietnam has been named second, after India, among the countries with the most beautiful women by the online magazine Global Beauties, which ranks all entrants to beauty pageants each year
Asia South Korea The country successfully carried out the first satellite launch with a domestically developed rocket, reinforcing its growing aerospace ambitions and demonstrating that it possesses the key technologies needed to launch spy satellites