America Costa Rica Water access became a hot topic after Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers said tariffs haven't been updated since 2018, foreseeing an abrupt increase; meanwhile, villages close to the capital recur to buying bottles to avoid contaminated, unhealthy water
America Ecuador To fight illegal fishing in the Galapagos, the country has established Canadian satellites and sensing technologies to push back against the industrial-scale theft of marine resources
Europe Switzerland After five years of pioneering work, Swiss Post has decided to abandon its drone project as the current regulation for unmanned aerial vehicles does not allow to use them widely enough or operate at a profit
America Honduras President Xiomara Castro rejected the exclusion of Nicaragua, Cuba, and Venezuela from the Summit of the Americas and said that Honduras won’t attend if that’s still the case, since it would no longer truly be the ‘Summit of the Americas’
America Peru Two new lizard species have been discovered in the historical sanctuary of Machu Picchu, proving the protection policies of the sanctuary successful
Europe Vatican City Praedicate evangelium, the Apostolic Constitution reforming the Roman Curia, published on 19 March, will take effect today, realizing a chief goal of Pope Francis’ pontificate
Africa Cape Verde The creation of a municipal farm and two fields for pasture production to support livestock farmers in drought years are two projects that the São Filipe Municipality has in its agenda to improve the livestock sector
Asia United Arab Emirates The first café serving only dogs was opened in Dubai by Korean nutritionist and certified pet bakery chef Hyunsuk Ku, with food, coffee and sweets for dogs only
Asia Kuwait The country announced 5 requirements for pilgrims to apply for the Hajj, like being under 65 years old and fully vaccinated and having health insurance to cover treatment costs in case of contracting Coronavirus
America Barbados Health experts at the University of the West Indies expressed alarm at the high rates of diabetes, heart attacks (10/week) and strokes (14/week), urging the population to take control by using greater responsibility for their health
Oceania Fiji The government is addressing gender inequality through budget allocations via the Institutional Capacity Building Initiative, calling on Fijians to work together for gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls
Africa Angola New domestic and foreign investments will affect the Okavango-Zambezi transboundary area, one of southern Africa's largest reservoirs of biodiversity in sectors such as ecotourism, agriculture, agribusiness, airport management and logging
Asia Turkey About 250.000 Turkish citizens have quit smoking with the help of 'Alo 171', a telephone line that connects smokers with health officials who help them quit; the figure represents one third of the total number of calls, 700.000
Asia Bahrain Zain has completed an innovative street lighting solution that transforms existing streetlights into Zain 5G sites to enhance 5G deployment in Bahrain Bay