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
America Venezuela The Venezuelan Observatory on Environmental Human Rights released a report stating that in the past 5 years there were around 200 oil spills in the country, but they weren’t officially reported by the authorities
America Brazil Car manufacturers have voluntarily put over 5.600 workers on vacation due to the worldwide semiconductor chip shortage
Asia Malaysia The country's higher education system is rising in the QS world university rankings for subject 2022, with Universiti Malaya being the most represented in the ranking with 37 subjects
America Haiti Immigration authorities repatriated nearly 25.000 Haitian adults and children over the last 13 and a half months, according to the International Organization for Migration; about 90% of those returns took place after September of last year
Africa Mali Human Rights Watch called the Moura massacre the "worst atrocity in Mali's decade-long conflict"; since 27 March, 300 civilians have been killed because suspected of collaborating with Islamic extremist militias
Europe Italy Paper Week 2022 ends today, an initiative to raise awareness of paper recycling; according to the Unirima 2021 report on the circular economy, 82% of paper and cardboard waste is recycled, around 10 points higher than EU average
Asia China Hong Kong's leader Mrs. Lam defended her policy of temporarily banning inbound flights that could bring in coronavirus cases, as airline industry figures warned the city had fallen "off the map" as an aviation hub
Africa Guinea-Bissau The IMF's third and final assessment is underway: the benchmark program launched in July 2021 with the government, should lead the country to the Extended Credit Facility, essential to secure a loan
Africa Malawi The Chinese Embassy has donated 60 modern electric sewing machines to the Malawi Ministry of Labour to promote vocational skills among youths in the five modern community technical colleges that the Chinese government helped build
Asia Bangladesh The Minister of Planning recently inaugurated two softwares called Project Processing Appraisal and Management System and Research Management System to ensure transparency in projects
Africa Namibia The central bank has announced plans to launch its digital currency (CBDC) after a release of the bank's FinTech regulatory framework amidst the global rise and growing adoption of cryptocurrencies
America Belize The state celebrated 41 years of fruitful diplomatic relations with Mexico, and this year it was specially celebrated since they have lately intensified the relationship by establishing new free-trade agreements and re-opening their shared border
America Guyana The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit and the Ministry of Education have formed a formal partnership to establish a national anti-narcotics sensitisation programme to prevent drug-use in local academic facilities