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
Europe France According to a Waiting to Access Innovative Therapies study by the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations, in France it takes an average of 497 days for a new treatment approved by the European Medicines Agency to actually reach
Africa Malawi The Ethno Malawi Music Camp, sponsored by Music Crossroads Malawi, will be held at Kayesa Creative Centre in Mchinji district starting this Sunday to promote and preserve culture through the playing of traditional instruments that are slowly disappearing
Africa Eritrea Eye surgeries have been carried out on 250 patients in six sub-areas of the Southern Region, said the head of the non-communicable diseases unit in the region; efforts are ongoing in the blindness prevention program and eye diseases are decreasing
Asia Singapore The surcharge for taxi rides from Changi Airport will be increased by S$3 from today to 30 June, the airport said, "to ensure a better supply of taxis"
Africa Gabon As part of the inter-ministerial missions initiated by the Prime Minister, one ensured that the new multi-sectoral vocational training centre in Ntchengué will have a water and electricity supply
America Venezuela As the government is lacking capital, President Nicolas Maduro has put up for sale 5% to 10% of the stocks of the two largest public telecommunications companies, being the first time the state is actively promoting free market actions
Europe Estonia Rental flat prices have risen significantly throughout Estonia in recent months due to increased demand; in Tartu, a university town and the country's second largest city, an increase of 15% is estimated
Asia North Korea After Kim Jong Un reprimanded his officials for their 'irresponsible execution' in supplying state pharmacies with medicines, Korean Central News Agency reported that the army has been mobilised to support
America Ecuador To boost shrimp productivity, the country has implemented new strategies to breed their shrimp in a way to make them resist disease and have the ability to thrive despite environmental challenges
Europe Luxembourg Luxembourg City's largest park, covering an area larger than the Pentagon and costing €16 million, will open next spring with 600 trees and a lake the size of two football fields
America Paraguay A non-venomous snake, previously unknown to science, was discovered in the country by the NGO Para La Tierra; the extreme rarity of this species has also led experts to automatically consider it as endangered
Europe Andorra Yesterday took place the last of the national conferences aimed at presenting the opportunities and sharing the values of the candidacy of Andorra as ‘Biosphere Reserve’
Asia Kyrgyzstan According to MP Zhenishbek Toktorbaev, the country's coal industry is one of the most advanced in the energy and fuels sectors and proposed that the state acquired 40% of the shares of coal mining companies