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 United Arab Emirates The 31 edition of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair 2022, starting today at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, will host more than 1.100 publishers from over 80 countries and 450 cultural events, seminars and interactive activities
Asia Afghanistan As of yesterday night, all female TV speakers were forced to work with full face coverage as a result of pressure to the TV stations were speakers opposed to the requirement
Africa Botswana The Google for Startups Black Founders Fund, part of Google's commitments to racial equality, will provide support to African start-ups that meet eligibility criteria in a dozen countries, including Botswana
Europe Slovakia The Slovak economy has been hit harder by the Russian invasion in Ukraine than any other EU country, according to a comparison of the European Commission's February and May macroeconomic forecasts
Africa Tunisia Three rescued sea turtles were released off the country; one is fitted with a tracking monitor to help researchers better protect this species, listed as 'vulnerable' on the IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species
Africa Liberia President Weah is set to set a new 'Census Day', scheduled for October 2022, as revealed by the Liberian Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are among the Eastern Caribbean countries that will receive a total of $22 million from the WBG for the OECS Data for Decision Making project, aimed at improving the production and dissemination of statistical data
Asia Japan From this week, borders will reopen to 50 foreign tourists who will visit the country on organised tours in small groups of up to four people, an experiment to see how and when to fully reopen to international tourists not yet admitted
Asia Maldives The managing director of the Maldives Transport and Contracting Company highlighted the possibility of the company venturing into the real estate sector to further expand its reach
Africa Burkina Faso 35 designers walked the runway at the third edition of Ouaga Fashion Week in Ouagadougou, and for the first time, most of the designers were local
Europe Montenegro PM Abazovic has promised Brussels to end the economic citizenship programme by 31 December, following the European Commission's criticism of such programmes
Europe North Macedonia Today open the finals of the Poker Nations Cup 2021, postponed, hosted in Gevgelija, with 14 nations participating, 12 of which will take part as qualifiers, the country as host and Ukraine as defender of the title from the last edition
Africa Somalia The country reached an agreement yesterday with the IMF for a second and third review of the national economic programme which, if approved, would extend budget support until 17 August