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"
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities and his counterpart from Gabon signed in Libreville the visa waiver agreement for diplomatic, service and ordinary passports between Sao Tome and Principe and Gabon
Oceania Palau For the past 10 years, the country has been facing a non-communicable disease (NCD) health crisis, which was declared in 2011; the First Lady, a member of the NCD Coordination Mechanism, said most of the deaths today in Palau are related to NCDs
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 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
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 Mongolia The country will increase the monthly minimum wage by 31% to 550.000 Mongolian tugriks (about $178) from the beginning of 2023; currently, the minimum wage in the Asian country is 420.000 tugriks (about $136)
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
America Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a surprise trip to Ukraine yesterday and met with President Zelenskyy, while announcing more military support for Ukraine and sanctions against Russian individuals and entities
Asia Kuwait The country generates 51 kg of rubbish per person/month, an average of 1,7 kg per person/day, double the global average, according to government statistics, which is planning a system of smart containers for rubbish collection in new residential areas
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
Oceania New Zealand 180degrees crackers, owned by the Australian manufacturer Arnott's Group, has announced it will build a production plant in New Zealand, 25 years after closing its factory in the country
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 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