Africa Tanzania A comprehensive voluntary repatriation program has been finalized to bring back Tanzanian citizens living in South Africa, following growing impatience towards African immigrants; in co-operation with local authorities, returnees will undergo verification
Europe Ukraine The chances of Ukraine gaining EU candidate status soon are slim because many member states oppose the idea and it would be unfair to the Western Balkans who have been long waiting, Dutch PM Rutte told Parliament on Monday
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
Oceania Tuvalu Tuvalu's Commonwealth Games team trained on an airport runway to prepare for Birmingham 2022, because - Tuvalu's Chef de Mission Tala Simeti stated - it's the largest open space on the mainland
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
Asia Pakistan To save energy and meet the country's demand in the scorching summer, the federal government reinstated two days of weekly holidays in public offices, which were abolished on 12 April by the PM
Oceania New Zealand The Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency will launch new cameras in secret locations in Auckland to look into citizens' cars and check if drivers are using mobile phones; the trial is planned for six-months
Europe Denmark New data from Statistics Denmark show that the number of people in paid employment now stands at 2.947.000, recording 14th consecutive month in which the number of people working has increased