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
America Argentina All of the country's money bills will be re-designed to include an equal amount of historical women and men, as a way to advocate for gender equality
Europe Norway The shortage of medical specialists in Norway has doubled in three years, especially in smaller hospitals, and is now estimated around 1.200 professionals
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
Africa Equatorial Guinea Hundreds of young girls have been admitted to a hospital in Bata, the country's economic capital, after receiving a dose of diphtheria-tetanus vaccine at school
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
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
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
Asia Oman The General Directorate of Traffic has stated that pedestrians should walk on pavements and, in the absence of pavements, they should walk on the left side of the road, in the opposite direction to oncoming vehicles
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
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
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
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