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
Europe Serbia Drones will be used to follow and monitor the new high-speed trains on the Belgrade - Novi Sad line; they have been introduced this spring after a series of stonings
Asia Tajikistan The latest Migration and Development Brief notes that, in terms of share in gross domestic product (GDP) by 2021, the country is among the top three recipients of remittances (34,5%), after Lebanon (54%) and Tonga (44%)
Europe Sweden The country is submitting an update to its gambling laws that includes a looser stance on offshore operators, not approving a plan that would have given the authorities the possibility of blocking all forms of unlicensed gambling
Africa Republic of the Congo Two new tax offices were inaugurated in Brazzaville, Makélékélé and Mfilou; ten tax offices are under construction across the country with a total estimated cost of CFAF 4 billion, €6 million
Africa Sierra Leone A delegation from the US government's Millennium Challenge Corporation has been warmly welcomed in the country; the bilateral meetings aim at advancing the development of the country's first compact program, a grant designed to facilitate economic growth
America Chile The ongoing drought has significantly affected wheat imports from Argentina, leading to the country’s declaration of a food crisis
Africa Tunisia The Tunisian trade union UGTT announced a national public sector strike beginning today in protest against rising inflation and to prevent the privatisation of major state-owned companies
Oceania Palau Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said Palau is a good 'prototyping ground' for blockchain technology innovation during his visit to Palau last week
Europe Spain What is currently hitting the country has been recorded as the worst heat wave in 20 years, with all but two of the country's 17 autonomous communities on alert for extremely high temperatures
Oceania Solomon Islands 41 participants from Rendova and Munda in Western Province completed a three-day food safety and hygiene training last week at Titiru Eco lodge supported by the Ministry of Health and Medical Services' Food Safety Unit
America Trinidad and Tobago Although the country is benefiting from increased oil, gas and petrochemicals production and related prices, it should not rely on that gain indefinitely, the Central Bank warned in its May 2022 Monetary Policy Report
America Saint Kitts and Nevis At a meeting on water and drought conditions, the government proposed more wells and a desalination plant to address the problem
Asia North Korea The Foreign Ministry is believed to have denounced the US-led joint exercises and security pacts in Asia, saying they are destabilising the Korean peninsula and increasing the risk of military conflict