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
Asia China From Starbucks to Apple, several international companies have warned that China's Covid-19 restrictions are affecting, if not compromising, business and markets worldwide
Oceania Tonga Ports Authority Tonga AGM has announced a net profit of $2.2 million for the 2020/21 financial year, with programmes successfully progressed such as the slipway upgrade to facilitate docking and dredging of the domestic pier
Europe Vatican City 36 young men from Switzerland sworn their oaths as Pontifical Swiss Guards and embraced the mission of the world’s oldest military unit: to protect the Pope and Vatican City State as well maintain peace
America Guyana The Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Robert Persaud, assured that the country's oil production price is the lowest in the world, guaranteeing that the country will establish very competitive prices when selling barrels
Asia Nepal Bagmati province, which also incorporates the country's federal capital, is estimated to have more than one-third ( 36,7%) contribution to the national GDP in the current fiscal year according to a study conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics
Asia Pakistan About 25% of patients in Pakistan are in the habit of using prescription drugs without doctor advice - health experts are urging people and doctors to adopt "evidence-based medicines and interventions"
America Mexico Local authorities in major touristic locations have implemented an “eco-tax” for hotels in order to compensate for the damage caused by the heavy inflow of tourists
America Venezuela The state has increased cooperation with Iran in light of the current US sanctions, and as a result will import condensate from Iran to thin its crude oil
Africa Sierra Leone Tri-T Group, a global trading company with multiple holdings in many industries in the world, announced its partnership with the Sierra Leone Ministry of Mines and Joint Venture with WD Investment Sierra Leone to acquire a new gold and diamond mining site
Africa Ghana New crowdfunding platform frankly.green aims at connecting potential investors to small and medium-sized businesses - who often struggle to get funding - with a special eye on new green technologies and climate projects
America Suriname For Mother’s Day, groups of women in the Calcutta region teamed up to donate food to families in need; the action was taken because of the socio-economic situation of family households, in which women can play a central role
Africa Mozambique About 11% of the donor money to Mozambique to tackle Covid-19 in 2020 (about 30 million out of a total of 285) has been misused, the government itself acknowledges in a report listing some of the measures taken to rectify the situation
Europe Greece Visitors to the Samaria Gorge, one of Crete's best natural attractions, in the Hania region, will finally be able to purchase their ticket through the tickets-samaria.necca.gov.gr website or pay for entry by card, not cash only, at the park entry points