Europe Malta The heating debate on overtourism must not become an argument against tourists or the tourism industry, Prime Minister Abela warned, or the sector would risk "a mortal blow"
America Nicaragua The country signed a formal agreement with Iran that aims at promoting the cooperation between the two countries regarding oil, energy, agriculture, cattle, and their relationship as a whole
America Belize The NGO Fragments of Hope has spent over a decade planting hundreds of thousands of fragments of coral in reefs affected by hurricanes; recent reports have shown that this project has become one of the most successful coral regeneration sites in the world
Africa Zambia The Mines and Mining Development minister has reiterated government's commitment to revamp the mining sector and make it responsive to the country's economic needs by seeking more investments
America Cuba The explosion at the historic five-star Hotel Saratoga in Old Havana, causing almost 30 casualties, was provoked by a gas leak, thus confirming that the hypothesis of a terrorist act was rightly ruled out
Europe North Macedonia North Macedonian broadcaster MRT is considering withdrawing Andrea as the nation's Eurovision contestant after the singer threw the nation's flag on the floor during the Eurovision 2022 opening ceremony
Asia Uzbekistan As of 1 April, the country counted 35,4 million people, an increase of 738.300 individuals, +2,1%, from the previous year; figures are reported by the State Statistics Committee
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 Switzerland The tourism sector in the first quarter of the year has recorded 8 million overnight stays in Swiss hotels, an increase of 55%, with foreign tourists up 187%
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
Oceania Papua New Guinea The PNG Department of Information and Communications Technology is encouraging more digital transformation champions to drive awareness and education given the high potential that information technology can have
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"
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
America Saint Lucia Panic but no reports of injuries as an intruder walked in Vieux Fort Catholic church and launched Molotov cocktails during mass