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 Kazakhstan Over 100 foreign observers from the OSCE and other international organisations have so far been accredited for the referendum in Kazakhstan; accreditation of international observers will end today
Africa Republic of the Congo The First Lady, President of the Congo Assistance Foundation, inaugurated the Initial and Continuing Teacher Training School located in Louyondzi in Bouenza, after two years of work
Africa Libya The political, economic and security stalemate in Libya continues despite UN efforts, as UN chief of political affairs told the Security Council, adding that human rights have also deteriorated
Asia Singapore Archbishop William Goh, the head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore, will be the first Singaporean to be appointed a cardinal - the ceremony will be held in Rome on 27 August
Africa Mauritius The Minister of the Environment stated that the government plays a key role in the transition from an openly linear model to a circular model, emphasising that the transition will only happen if targets and rules are well established
Europe Vatican City To mark 30 years of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Mongolia and 30 years of the Catholic Church’s presence in the country, the Buddhist delegation from Mongolia engaged in an intense schedule of meetings in the Vatican last week
Asia Brunei The Business Sentiment Index for April 2022, based on surveys of more than 600 micro, small, medium and large enterprises, conducted by the Central Bank of Brunei Darussalam shows optimistic conditions
Asia Mongolia Researchers from the University of Cambridge have begun conducting a study on the implementation of syllabuses, as one of the goals of the government’s action program is to create an internationally recognised general education system
America Venezuela Juan Vicente Pérez, the oldest living male human being on earth, has just turned 113 years old
Africa Guinea-Bissau The Chinese Ambassador stated that his country will support the country's sustainable and stable development; as part of WFP's support for primary schools, they received direct support in the amount of $11.000 from Chinese Embassy to purchase local rice
Europe Belarus Belarusian woodworking products, highly valued for their quality, are sought for direct supplies by Pakistani companies, while as of today a significant proportion of products reach the Pakistani market through third-country intermediaries
Europe Belgium Among EU countries, Belgium has the highest percentage of fruit and vegetables contaminated with toxic pesticides - pesticides were found in 34% of the country's samples, according to the report by Pesticide Action Network Europe
Europe San Marino Pupil enrolment for the San Marino Middle School, for the 2022-2023 school year, will be carried out as of today, as communicated by the Headmaster Remo Massari