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
America Peru The government has signed an agreement with South Korea to remove the visas from both countries to promote mutual tourism
Asia Laos A new study on the highly prized Asian rosewood - found mainly in the country, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia - states it is now exposed to several threats to its survival, with 5 main risks like overexploitation, fires and habitat conversion for agriculture
Europe Montenegro Human rights activists urged Prime Minister Abazovic to compensate the families of six civilians killed in air strikes on the village of Murino in April 1999, during NATO's bombing of Yugoslavia
Africa Seychelles As part of the fight against climate change and the country's mission to achieve 15% renewable energy by 2030, the UK High Commission, in collaboration with Gridworks, has launched a solar industry capacity building programme
America Colombia The state has become the first in Latin America to legalise medically assisted suicide for those suffering extreme sufferance or incurable diseases
America Barbados In a social media post, Rihanna said that Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe will be the first African countries to sell Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skin products starting 27 May
America Costa Rica Due to the recent authority hackings, the government has announced a state of emergency, giving the president the right to hire cyber security experts to try and deal with the situation and the monetary losses
Africa Mauritius At MITD's Ecole Hôtelière Sir Gaëtan Duval in Rose-Hill, a 'Battle of the Barmen' competition was organised yesterday on the occasion of International Cocktail Day to highlight the work of barmen in the tourism and hospitality sectors
Oceania Fiji Several families in Nabavatu, Dreketi, a village declared unsafe by the Department of Mineral Resources due to the appearance of cracks last year, are still refusing to leave the village and the government says it will respect their choice
Europe Norway Environmental organisations Natur og Ungdom and Naturvernforbundet are ready to sue the state to stop the dumping of mining waste in Førdefjorden, pointing out that the permit granted in 2015 did not include a plan for waste management
Europe Moldova From 24 February to 13 May, the Office for Migration and Asylum received 7.381 asylum applications; since the beginning of the war, 421.929 Ukrainian citizens have entered the country, of whom 84.735 have remained
Africa Mali Germany has declared itself ready to increase its military contingent in the country as part of the UN mission Minusma
Africa Morocco The country will host the 2022 Caf Champions League final on 30 May, an official from the Confederation of African Football confirmed on Tuesday, after Senegal withdrew its bid to host the match