Oceania Solomon Islands With newly improved roads in Auki, provincial police appealed to drivers in Malaita to use responsibility and greater care in driving; reckless driving had reportedly increased since works began, forcing to monitor underage drivers and speeding vehicles
Asia Saudi Arabia The Saudi aid agency signed an agreement for a medical campaign in eight countries, in which some 9.600 phaco-emulsification surgeries will be carried out and 24.000 pairs of glasses and medical drops will be distributed, helping 120.000 people
Africa Benin 26 Beninese and foreign artists, participating in the eighth edition of Effet Graff, a graffiti festival, under this year's theme 'New Benin', decorated a 1.300 metre wall in Cotonou that tells the history of the country
Oceania Palau The first test of a new public bus transport system around Babeldaob and Koror designed to tackle the cost of fuel and its impact on citizens' transport costs is scheduled for today
Asia Cyprus Glamping and hostels as tourist accommodation options are expected to be regulated before summer by a bill forwarding it to the plenary for a vote; they should help attract a niche market, especially young visitors
America Ecuador The Agriculture and Livestock Ministry has established an emergency plan for small banana producers to battle ongoing inflation, which consists in giving them a temporary subsidiary to restructure their debts
Asia Lebanon Authorities have begun removing concrete barriers around the parliament building after the elections; placed with the outbreak of massive anti-government protests in 2019, they will be now eased with the election of a dozen new reformists
Africa Nigeria Parties, government and parliament are in tension over the organisation of the elections next February/March: President Buhari continues to waver in signing the new electoral law and the majority party continues to postpone the date of the primaries
Asia Indonesia The Investment Minister said Tesla has agreed to a deal to build a battery and EV factory in the country; the location of the new factories is expected to be unveiled by the end of the year
Europe Moldova More than 40 kindergartens in the Moldovan capital and its suburbs will partially suspend their work in the summer period, both for repair works and for the lack of qualified staff in the feeding units
Asia Georgia Amnesty International says it is deeply concerned about the political motivations behind the conviction of Nikolos Gvaramia, director and co-owner of Mtavari Arkhi TV, the main opposition channel, whose arrest discourages freedom of expression
Asia Iran Thousands of supporters of Iran's clerical establishment, including 50.000 members of the Revolutionary Guards and Basij militia, rallied on Friday after protests against rising food prices became political
America Brazil The state has formally announced a partnership with Elon Musk’s company, Starlink, to implement satellites over the Amazon rainforest that will be helpful in providing broadband to schools as well as monitoring fires and logging in the rainforest
Europe Hungary The European Commission had few positive words to offer on democracy and respect for EU values in Hungary following a hearing on the lengthy Article 7 procedure