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
Europe Luxembourg The Luxembourg Youth Hostel Association reports a 50 per cent drop in overnight stays in 2021 compared to 2019, but they recorded 25.000 more overnight stays than in 2020
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
America Chile With over 5.000 years of age, an ancient cypress in the country is now classified by experts as the oldest single tree in the world whose age is scientifically confirmed
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
Europe Slovakia As many as a quarter of Slovaks would change jobs if they lost the possibility of working from home, according to a survey entitled 'Hybrid Work Model as a New Standard' conducted by the agency Focus for Microsoft on a sample of 1.071 employees
Europe Finland About a third of young Finns are worried that working life is too hard, reveals a survey commissioned by Economy and Youth; percentage of young people worried about the burden of working life has increased by 10 points since 2020
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
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 Benin The country is cracking down on the smuggling of subsidised fertilisers to neighbouring countries, costly in terms of food and crop productivity; 47.440 tonnes of fertilisers, insecticides and herbicides were seized in May
Africa Gabon The authorities have launched an anti-poaching operation to search for weapons and game belonging to potential poachers, a response to reports of increased poaching activity in some areas
Asia Kazakhstan A series of training courses on 'Creating Women's Cooperatives' will be organised with USAID's support; through them, more women entrepreneurs can integrate into local supply chains throughout Central Asia
Africa Comoros Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System in the Comoros brought together specialists from WHO, UNICEF and FAO, as well as journalists, to take stock of the challenges and risks related to malaria, still a very dangerous disease in the country
Africa Madagascar The poverty rate is dramatically worrying according to recent data from the World Bank : 81% of the population has a daily income of less than 8.600 ariary a day ($2,15), the poverty line that the WB has applied since August