Oceania Marshall Islands The fish aggregation devices FADs that fishing boats use to make catches easier, lately equipped with satellite communications gear to pinpoint location, are now being built by drug cartels that wrap packs of cocaine and radio transponders to trace troves
Asia Qatar Ooredoo Qatar has announced a promotion offering 5G access at no extra cost to all its prepaid customers in possession of a 5G device, stating that it understands that better connectivity is a huge priority for customers
Asia Israel Israel said it will close its only crossing from the Gaza Strip for workers on Sunday in response to rocket fire overnight
Europe France The run-off between Macron and Le Pen, candidates for the presidency of France, takes place today; Le Pen has agreed to sanctions against Putin, but 'not to the Russian gas stop'
Europe San Marino The "Multieventi Stadium" hosted the San Marino Athletics Championship, the country's most important athletics event
Africa Cape Verde WFP will help the country mobilize resources to strengthen school canteens and see the possibility of food assistance, taking into account the impacts of the international crisis
Asia Afghanistan Pakistani-Afghan trade via Torkham has doubled during the last three months and is likely to rise further; the number of vehicles taking Pakistani goods to Afghanistan via Torkham had dropped to just 80 vehicles soon after Kabul fell to the Taliban
America Haiti The university community mourns Jean Renol Élie, Haiti's top sociologist, who recently passed away; he is known for his research on agrarian structures, cooperatives, peasant organisations, decentralisation and civic participation in Haiti
Oceania Solomon Islands Opposition leader Wale said the Solomon Islands should seriously heed US advice not to cross the red line, which has also promised to respond accordingly to China's military presence
America Argentina The Economic and Social Council is holding an Artificial Intelligence conference, where national and international experts are participating to debate on the country’s ability to incorporate this technology to reach technological sovereignty
America Brazil A new partnership between Conscious Eating Brazil, the Humane Society International, and Salvador’s city hall has established that over 10 million sustainable, plant-based meals are to be served in schools each year
Africa Egypt Prime Minister Madbouly has decided to issue commemorative gold and silver coins with the emblem of the Holy Family's journey in Egypt
Europe Greece The average 'basket' for the Greek Orthodox Easter feast 2022, falling today, will cost €45,34, 9% more than in 2021, for two people shopping at one of the country's big supermarket chains - not including the cost of the traditional lamb or goat
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Five African countries have decided to deploy a regional force in the country to fight active rebel groups, with planning for the force to begin with immediate effect