Oceania Solomon Islands With newly improved roads in Auki, provincial police appealed to drivers in Malaita to use responsibility and greater care in driving; reckless driving had reportedly increased since works began, forcing to monitor underage drivers and speeding vehicles
Asia North Korea Medical crews and epidemiological investigators have been sent to South Hwanghae province, which is battling an outbreak of an as yet unidentified intestinal disease
Africa Mozambique In Gorogonsa, at the southern end of the Great African Rift Valley in central Mozambique, coffee, once an alien, grows in the rainforest reversing ecosystem degradation by reforesting the area
Asia Iran The country is escalating uranium enrichment by preparing to use advanced IR-6 centrifuges at its underground Fordow site, capable of switching enrichment levels more easily, according to a report by the United Nations Nuclear Observatory
Europe United Kingdom The country's biggest transport strike in 30 years will last until Saturday, with nearly 50.000 rail workers on strike; the government is urging the population to avoid travelling
Europe Finland The University of Helsinki is home to a Confucius Institute that teaches Chinese language and culture; it will now be closed due to accusations of spreading Chinese soft power, conducting espionage and attempting to block discussions on Tibet
Africa Rwanda 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is taking place in capital Kigali these days with dozens of sessions scheduled and over 5.000 participants from governments, business and civil society
Europe Slovenia The country has urged member states to send a strong political signal to the Western Balkans; EU leaders will meet for a summit between 23 and 24 June which includes the topic of enlargement
Europe Belgium The three largest trade unions organised a nationwide strike in Brussels on Monday to protest against wage legislation and demand more purchasing power for workers, kicking off a series of nationwide strikes this week
Asia Japan Osaka District Court ruled that Japan's ban on same-sex marriage does not violate the Constitution; it is the only country in the G7 developed nations that does not allow people of the same sex to marry
Oceania Australia Antarctic team recently took the traditional plunge into ice at Mawson Station to celebrate the middle of winter- shortest day/longest night; inhabitants of most remote station don't see the sun in the day and the next sunrise is due in a week
Asia China A major UN biodiversity summit, delayed because of the pandemic, will be held in Montreal, Canada, instead of China as planned, mainly for Beijing's 'zero Covid' policy, after environmentalists had warned that further delays could jeopardise the agreement
Asia Turkey The country has managed to increase its share of local wind turbine production to 72% and the government has ambitions to attract further investment in the sector; the country exports 80% of its production