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 India Bhiwadi in Rajasthan state has been named the worst city in the world for air pollution, but many workers are unaware of the risks and avoid masks
Oceania Palau At the Our Ocean conference in Palau, held until 14 April for the first time in the Pacific region, 410 commitments were made by various countries, civil society and industry to the tune of US$16,35 billion
Asia Azerbaijan Excise duty rates on excisable imported goods have been increased; excise duty rate for alcohol increased for some products by as much as 20%
Asia Indonesia The future supply of Indonesia's world-famous instant noodles hangs in the balance as millers scramble to fill a major hole left by the impact of the Russian invasion on Ukraine's grain harvest
Africa Eritrea The board of directors of the African Development Fund has approved a $5,5 million technical assistance grant to start the roll-out of the flagship Desert to Power initiative in the Eastern Sahel region countries of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Sudan
Europe Russia A video, created with high-definition digital systems and showing the sunken flagship "Moskva" crashing into the Kremlin, has gone viral after the sinking of the ship, used as a Ukrainian mockery of Moscow
Europe Denmark The church's right to veto wind turbines could now be revoked, after the Viborg diocese's decision against six wind turbines; the church has the right to object to anything that might disturb the view of a church, if it sits within 3 km
Asia Israel The city of Kfar Saba will commemorate Tel Aviv terror attack victims Tomer Morad and Eitam Megini by naming a gallery in the city's new football stadium after them
Europe North Macedonia SONK unions have not accepted the government's proposal to increase salaries by 10% and have decided to continue the strike in education
Oceania Papua New Guinea Princess Anne thanked Papua New Guinea for being loyal to Queen Elizabeth II and respecting her during her years on the throne
Europe Norway Around 1 million Norwegians are using the Easter holidays to fix up their homes and gardens; survey shows that only one in ten Norwegians consider climate change when spending money on renovation
Africa Botswana Despite losing nearly 350 elephants between 2020 and last year due to suspected cyanobacteria toxins, the country is still believed to be home to 130.000 African elephants, more than any other country on the continent; 500 will soon be taken to Mozambique
America Uruguay The government has published long-term plan to gradually incorporate hydrogen as a diesel replacement, and has dedicated $US10 million for the project’s R&D