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
Africa Cape Verde Delegation from Ministry of Education in Praia handed over certificates to students of the courses in tourist English and Spanish, part of the AFRIMAC-II Project financed by European Fund and coordinated by the ECCA-Canaria Radio Foundation
America Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso declared a state of emergency in three provinces in response to the violent protests by Indigenous people demanding cuts in fuel prices
America Bolivia Bolivian ex-president Jeanine Anez was sentenced to 10 years in prison, convicted of crimes “contrary to the constitution and a dereliction of duties”
Asia Georgia The Ministry of Education and Science, responding to the events that took place on 10 June at the Ivane Javakhishvili State University in Tbilisi, condemned the violent forms of protest used by students
Africa Central African Republic In order to monitor security on the border between the country and Cameroon, two new Rapid Intervention Battalion border posts were built within six months in view of the threats posed by the incursions of armed Central African rebels
Europe Ireland A proposal to house hundreds of Ukrainian refugees on a luxury cruise ship docked at Dublin Port has been rejected by department officials due to concerns over the impact of the plan on port capacity
Africa Gambia To promote an electronic data management system and adapt to the rapidly changing dynamics of information storage, the Ministry of Health is currently in the process of digitising the Logistics Management Information System, also known as -eLMIS
Africa eSwatini Taiwan's president accepted the credentials of Eswatini's new ambassador to Taiwan, mentioning that Taiwan and Eswatini worked together in the production of medical masks during the pandemic period
Africa Burkina Faso The Economic Transformation and Job Creation Support Project, implemented between 2014 and 2021 with AfDB support, has increased the registration of new businesses with 13,500 new businesses registered by 2021
Europe Hungary An increasing number of Hungarian teenagers are smoking Elf Bars, a disposable electronic cigarette; despite they are illegal in Hungary and not available in shops, it is easy to buy them via the Internet or in neighbouring Slovakia and Romania
Europe Greece The Minister of Health announced that the Greek state will sue the Swiss-American pharmaceutical multinational Novartis for €214 million for non-pecuniary damages suffered for actions involving payments to doctors
Africa Gabon TotalEnergies and Compagnie des Bois du Gabon have joined forces to develop a forward-looking model of sustainable and responsible forest management, combining sustainable harvesting, biodiversity conservation and long-term carbon storage
Asia Cambodia Eld deer (Rucervus eldii) have been spotted for the first time in 20 years in the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary in the southwestern province of Mondulkiri; it is classified as endangered on the IUCN Red List and is one of Cambodia's rarest large mammals