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 Palestine Ramadan ended for Palestinians as the Israeli army intensified its campaign of arrests and raids in several West Bank cities and towns
Asia Turkey On International Labour Day celebrations, the police in Istanbul has reportedly detained dozens of protesters, surrounding protesters to quickly detain them and attempting to block members of the press from recording the arrests
Europe Estonia The country has strengthened cooperation with Georgia in the conservation of protected areas and natural values, with the Estonian Environmental Agency showing principles and organisation of environmental protection in Estonia and Lahemaa National Park
Europe Portugal The general secretary of the communist-backed CGTP trade union confederation called for measures to control prices and raise the minimum wage to €800 a month in July, while also calling for an increase in pensions
Europe Montenegro The government will seek a strategic partner for the non-voting shares of the state-owned electricity company Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG), which make up 10% of its capital
Europe Netherlands Workers at the port of Amsterdam are refusing to unload a Russian oil tanker, sailing under the flag of the Marshall Islands and therefore exempt from sanctions, which was previously refused berth in a Swedish port
Asia Turkmenistan USAID announced a competition offering a co-financing programme to help farmers obtain GLOBALG.A.P. certification, a key step towards exporting fresh horticultural products to international markets
Europe Czech Republic Czech Prime Minister Fiala wants to convince his Hungarian counterpart Orbán to change his stance on Russia, as Hungary is among the countries willing to pay for natural gas imports in roubles - a move unacceptable to the Czech Republic
Africa Senegal New measures have been announced to further support low-income families affected by the harsh socio-economic situation, with more than 540.000 families included in the programme set to receive some US$64 million
Asia Philippines The country has decided to block all domestic screenings of the Hollywood movie "Uncharted" over a scene showing a disputed map of the South China Sea
Europe Andorra Andorra women the lowest fertility indicator in Europe (0,97%) and have the first child at an average of 32,98 years of age
Asia Myanmar Aided by an armed underground network of Facebook and Telegram accounts, such as the 'People's Embrace' Facebook page, a number of soldiers is deserting the military
Asia Singapore After the country announced last month the legalisation for single women to freeze their eggs for non-medical reasons, some say the caveats still required for the procedure show that the policy cannot be considered truly inclusive