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 Grenada Dennis Cornwall - the National Democratic Congress' candidate for St Patrick East - has firmly promised to pay back pensions owed to public servants "within the first six months" if he is elected to form Grenada's next government on June 23
Africa Algeria The Digital African Summit ends today with over 1.200 decision-makers and 100 exhibiting companies from more than 20 African countries and from around the world
Oceania Australia Sydney Build Expo 2022 opens today at its 6th edition; it is the main appointment in the country with over 500 qualified exhibitors and 400 top speakers focusing on a number of cutting edge building-linked subjects
Europe Austria Conservative Chancellor Nehammer rejected calls by President Alexander Van der Bellen - of the Greens, running for re-election - to make naturalisation easier, stating that there will be no softening on citizenship
Africa Burkina Faso The increase in the price of bread announced by the Coordination of Bakers, a trade association, has been blocked by the government and the price of the 200 gram baguette therefore remains at 150 francs (0,23 euro cents)
Africa Central African Republic The country is one step closer to the abolition of the death penalty after the National Assembly voted on the law abolishing it; the law will have to be promulgated by the president of the republic to take effect
Africa Cameroon Secondary Education Minister Lyonga has ruled through new rules that pregnant high school girls will no longer be excluded from school, but will be able to apply for maternity leave at 26 weeks and resume classes after giving birth
Europe Germany Porsche Athlete Sebastian Steudtner now officially holds the world record in big-wave surfing; his ride of a 26,21 metres (86 feet) in Nazaré on October 29, 2020 has now been recognized and awarded by the World Surf League and by Guinness World Records
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo African Union President Macky Sall has called for "calm and dialogue" between the DRC and Rwanda after both sides accused the other of supporting rebel groups operating along their shared border, saying he is "gravely concerned"
Africa Sudan Sudanese human rights activist Ameira Osman Hamid has won the Front Line Defenders Award, a major international recognition for human rights defenders
Asia Malaysia Couple of activists walked 235km to spotlight Malaysia's dwindling tiger population and call for better protection for the national animal; the journey, dubbed 'A Walk For Tigers', was organised alongside a court request to declare it protected
Asia Lebanon Lebanese consumers smoke an average of 1.955 cigarettes per year, highest rate in the region followed by Kuwait and Libya, according to the 7th edition of the Tobacco Atlas report, an anti-smoking initiative published by the American Cancer Society
Europe Iceland The Icelandic Secondary School Students' Union has launched the Support Bank, which ranks the performance of schools according to accessibility and services for those with learning needs