Europe United Kingdom A wave of far-right anti-migrant sentiment is sweeping across the UK and a protest in Portsmouth was marked by violent incidents; around 500 hooded people besieged the port, disrupted ferry terminals after learning of the landing of 140 migrants
Asia Indonesia Although the country, the world's top palm oil producer, has officially allowed exports to resume after a three-week halt, companies are facing regulatory hurdles slowing the process of getting their shipments out
Africa Egypt A major new archaeological find of 250 sarcophagi, 150 bronze statuettes of gods and goddesses and other antiquities in the Saqqara necropolis has been unveiled; the artefacts were displayed in an impromptu exhibition at the foot of the Djoser Pyramid
Europe Lithuania Hundreds of Lithuanians have united to buy a military drone for Ukraine in its war against Russia; in just few days, some €4,4 million - of the €5 million needed - has been raised, according to Laisves TV, the Lithuanian internet station that launched it
Asia Maldives In order to resolve the current obstacles encountered in the safe management of waste, the Waste Management Corporation Limited said that from today they will only collect sorted waste
Asia Syria Ahmed Saleh Ibrahim, president of the Syrian Farmers' Union, predicted that the country will produce between 1 and 1,2 million tonnes of wheat this season; the estimate only covers agricultural land cultivated in areas under government control
America Trinidad and Tobago The government is negotiating with US-based Quanten to sell the idled Pointe-a-Pierre refinery, more than a year after a local group's proposal to purchase the plant was rejected by the government
Africa Sao Tome and Principe ConMúsicaS, launched in 2008 under the patronage of the Ministry of Education and Culture, will take place in September promoting empowerment and patrimonialisation of popular musical expressions and rescue and appreciation of Creole musical identity
Asia Azerbaijan The mosque in Zangilan, vandalised during the Armenian occupation, has been restored, thanks to the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, which revived religious monuments and mosques
America Suriname Widespread flooding has isolated communities, devastated crops and shuttered schools and businesses; the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency is currently focusing all of its resources to aid these communities
Asia Bhutan 10 chess players, 5 men and 5 women, will represent the country at 44th Chess Olympiad in India; the tournament will be an official international chess competition for Bhutanese players after eight years of inactivity by the chess federation
America United States Oxford high school in Detroit, once a theatre of mass shooting, has been testing an artificial intelligence-based gun detection software that, combined with surveillance cameras and professional monitoring, can alert authorities within seconds
Asia Jordan Remittances made by Jordanians working in Qatar during the first 5 months of 2022 amounted to about $190 million, +7,9% compared with $175 million during the same period in 2021
Asia South Korea 52,4 percent of unmarried Koreans in their 20s think it is OK not to have children after marriage; latest survey by the Korea Development Institute reports concerns over high child-rearing costs as one of the main reasons