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 Slovenia The municipality of Hrastnik, part of a coal-mining region undergoing economic transformation, is now home to Prapretno, the country's largest solar power plant
Africa Sierra Leone After months of speculation about the possibility of former President Koroma stepping down as president and leader of the main opposition All Peoples Congress party, he has announced that he will step down to make way for a new leader and president
Europe Slovakia President Caputova signed an amendment to the university law that, among other measures, regulates the election of a rector and shortens the duration of external studies to five years
America Honduras A humanitarian crisis has been declared in the Tegucigalpa capital due to the lack of water affecting over 1.5 million people, which has led to locals breaking main pipelines to retrieve the little water left
Asia Thailand Though international refugee laws forbid the return of people where their lives may be in danger, Thailand has sent back home thousands of people who fled violence by Myanmar’s military, according to interviews with refugees, aid groups, Thai authorities
America Costa Rica The government recently reported that its plan to reduce prison overcrowding has been successful; in the past 4 years, overcrowding has significantly decreased by almost 40%
America Bolivia The Hydrocarbon and Energy Ministry announced that the country is holding the first ever Latin American forum on lithium, where all countries from the region will participate to discuss on its safe industrialisation and exploitation
America Canada What could be among the worst spring storms in decades is heading to Northern Ontario after hitting Manitoba and Saskatchewan, forcing airports, many services and schools to close
Europe Lithuania According to a resolution adopted unanimously by Lithuanian MPs, the international community should condemn the aggression and war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine and classify them as genocide
Africa Burundi First Lady Ndayishimiye has praised Chinese ophthalmologists who were carrying out cataract operations at Umugiraneza Hospital in Kibimba, Giheta District, Gitega Province, central Burundi
Africa Comoros Minister Djaffar Salim announced the suspension of the teacher accused of making racist remarks against his students at the French lycée Henri-Matisse, with an administrative enquiry having been opened
America Bahamas The PM joined leaders of the Department of Corrections as the prison service launched an empowerment seminar, reminding them that successful reintegration of prisoners was what mattered
America Chile According to the Movement for Homosexual Integration and Liberation (MOVILH), transphobia and homophobia police reports have decreased by 12% since last year