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
Europe Belgium Despite the significant drop in Ukrainian refugees arriving, asylum seekers numbers are much higher than regular figures and people are still needed to offer temporary accommodation
Africa Djibouti A handover ceremony took place between the outgoing mayor of Djibouti city and the new mayor Said Daoud Mohamed
Europe Belarus Despite the international and economic difficult situations, the government should concern itself above all with the interests of ordinary people, so said First Deputy Prime Minister
Asia Tajikistan 520 natural hazards were reported in the first three months of this year, according to the Emergency Committee under the Government of Tajikistan; 19 natural hazards alone caused TJS 4,2 million (around €175.000) in damage
America Bahamas The Ministry of Health and Welfare is seeking to reduce the incidence of neurological diseases and fatal head and spinal injuries in all communities by equipping nurses with the necessary skills to make this possible through workshops and training
Asia Azerbaijan The Fifth Congress of Azerbaijanis of the World kicked off in the city of Shusha, with President of the Republic Aliyev giving a speech to the Congress
Europe Austria Austrian Bit media e-solutions Gmbh signed a deal with Uzbekistan on the digitisation of the education system and the possibility of financing joint projects through a credit line facilitated by the Austrian government
Africa Nigeria Seventeen years after the abandonment of the construction of the Brass Lng plant in Nigeria's Bayelsa State, the federal government is seeking new investors to complete the project
America Costa Rica A Russian-based cyberattack hit the government, blackmailing public entities and asking for US$10 million in exchange of not releasing taxpayer data, causing the government to temporarily shut down its servers
Asia Cambodia Lt. Gen. Sanderson, a former UNTAC commander, begins a 10-day visit today to mark the 30th anniversary of UNTAC, which was established to repatriate Cambodians displaced by the civil war and the 1993 national elections
Africa Botswana Concerned about excessive logging and felling of live trees, particularly without permits, the government is considering stringent measures to discourage the practice which is a direct cause of land degradation
Europe Andorra The members of the College of Opticians and Optometrists are waiting for the General Council to approve the creation of the College itself
Europe Italy The 59th edition of the International Art Exhibition in Venice starts today; it will end on 27 November 2022, under the artistic direction of the Italian Cecilia Alemani, who has chosen as the title of the event The Milk of Dreams