Asia Philippines An Air Quality Index has been issued amid temporary haze from Indonesian forest fires; The Health Department advised residents to wear masks, limit outdoor activities, and remain indoor if possible
Africa Mauritania IMF staff recently concluded a mission to review and analyse governance and integrity issues in the country, at the request of the Mauritanian government
Oceania Vanuatu Switzerland will not allow visa-free entry to Vanuatu nationals whose passports were issued on or after 25 May 2015, as the EU fears that Vanuatu's investor citizenship programmes, known as 'golden passports', pose a threat to EU countries
Africa Senegal Informal recyclers on the waste mountains of Mbeubeuss, Dakar's largest landfill and one of the largest in West Africa, collect scrap iron, aluminium and plastic, despite 2020 ban on single-use plastics and government efforts to formalise waste collection
Africa Zambia The Finance Minister stated that the country's main creditors are ready to discuss a debt restructuring; August-September was taken as an indicative date for an International Monetary Fund programme
Europe Russia Deputy Prime Minister Novak affirmed Europe will pay an extra $400 billion in energy prices and could suffer a shortage of oil products, without giving a timeline
Asia Palestine The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East has urged countries to increase financial contributions as it suffers from a $100 million funding gap
Europe Ukraine In a meeting where Draghi, Scholz and Macron met Zelensky in Kiev, Draghi declared 'Italy wants Ukraine in the EU'
Europe San Marino Two years after the last passage, the 1000 Miglia returns to the Republic of San Marino today, with the cars of the "Red Arrow" driving as far as the stamp control in Piazzale Lo Stradone
Africa Tanzania Digital giants operating in Tanzania may have to start paying 2% tax by July this year, as the Minister of Finance and Planning made the tax proposal official during the presentation of the annual budget to Parliament
Europe Poland The Polish authorities' decision to end the state of emergency follows the completion of the border wall with Belarus, which aims to stop the illegal movement of migrants
Asia Sri Lanka Considering the current fuel crisis the Council of Ministers approved the proposal to declare Friday a public holiday for public sector employees, with the exception of essential workers, for a period of three months
America Mexico A Judge has permanently banned bullfights at a famous bullring in Mexico city; it is a major step towards the ban of the practice