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 Cyprus The University of Cyprus Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering joined the growing number of critics and asked full transparency and unobstructed access to information on the Akamas development plan to assess its environmental impact
Asia Laos Luang Prabang will organise the Boun Hor Khaopadapdin, with boat racing activities along the Namkhan River, after two years of pandemic; the annual festival is held to feed the spirits with homemade food parcels
Oceania Kiribati A new report 'Addressing British nuclear tests in Kiribati' outlines the damage caused by the UK's tests in Kiribati amid new opportunities for recognition and redress, given Kiribati's role as a party to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Asia Japan The defence minister expressed hope that military intelligence could again be shared smoothly with South Korea, after the foreign minister said an agreement, on the verge of ending under a previous administration, should be normalised
America Costa Rica Hermosa Beach has officially become Central America’s first world surfing reserve, due to its beauty, nature, and its consistency in wave rideability
Asia Oman Muscat is among the global cities with affordable public transport, according to a list by Numbeo, one of the world's largest cost-of-living databases that relies on people's data to put together quality-of-life indicators
Europe Netherlands The FNV - Netherlands Trade Union Confederation - wants the government to set aside €150 million to compensate 4.800 people, mostly care workers, who may lose their jobs due to the effects of Long Covid
Europe Croatia Preparing for a great tourist season after two years ravaged by the pandemic, the country is still lacking some 10.000 workers according to the head of the Croatian Tourism Association
Europe Romania The Constitutional Court has ruled that plagiarists can keep their doctorate title, which can only be withdrawn by the Ministry of Education in very specific circumstances
Africa Seychelles 500.000 people travel each year between the two main islands of Seychelles; the construction of the new ferry terminal to reduce congestion has begun
Asia India After over eight years of deadlock in negotiations on a comprehensive trade agreement, India is set to formally restart talks with the EU these days, with the aim of reaching an agreement before both go to the polls in 2024
Asia Qatar The country has added more than 5.000 poems to the Praise of the Prophet blog of eloquent and nabate poems thanks to the Katara Prize for the Prophet's Poet
Oceania Samoa A pioneering survey - the Pacific Attitudes Survey Samoa - was released on 9 June in Apia; it measures the views of Samoan citizens on a series of questions relating to democracy, the economy, tradition, trust in institutions, climate change, social media