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"
Asia Georgia A new contribution of more than $920.000 has been made by Japan to the UNDP in Georgia to finance the implementation of the country's climate action plans for sustainable and climate-friendly forest management
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
America United States Today is Tax Day, the federal deadline for individual tax filing and payments: the IRS expects tens of millions of last-minute filings; as of April 8, over 103 million returns for this tax season had been received and refunds for $204 billion issued
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
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
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 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
America Dominican Republic Thanks to a hydrocarbon subsidy plan devised by the government, more than RD$820 million (US$14,5) have been allocated to keep fuel prices stable and mitigate the negative effect on the national economy
Africa Egypt The war in Ukraine is affecting African countries, particularly those that depend on relations with or imports from Russia, primarily Egypt, the world's largest importer of wheat, which gets 80% of its supplies from Russia and Ukraine
America Saint Lucia The Saint Lucia Tourism Authority released its latest stay-over results, revealing March 2022 as the highest month of arrivals since the reboot of the industry after the pandemic, as well as achieving top five performance status in the Caribbean
Europe Italy Data from the Ministry of Economy and Finance showed how incomes are concentrated in different districts within large cities, revealing great inequalities; Milan is first both for the number of taxpayers over 75 thousand euros and for average income
Europe Greece Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management will talk to Greek and foreign investors who have been awarded natural gas exploration rights in northwestern Greece and the west and southwest of the island of Crete to speed up exploration and exploitation
Europe Monaco The Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters men's tennis tournament, known as the Monte-Carlo Masters, ends today with Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas winning his second title in the tournament