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 El Salvador The UN and Amnesty International expressed their concerns toward’s the country’s current State of Emergency caused by its violence, mentioning alleged inhumane treatment authorities are giving to detained criminals
Europe France France's Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs said the country has decided to expel "many" Russian diplomats, "whose activities are contrary to our security interests"
Asia North Korea The EU would reportedly be ready to vote on a new resolution on human rights violations, condemning the use of the death penalty after the NGO Open Doors reported the killing of "several dozen" North Korean Christians
Europe Monaco The latest report from tourism and convention industry shows that there was a strong recovery in 2021, but the figures are still far behind 2019 levels; the Oceanographic Museum is the most visited site in Monaco
Asia Georgia Georgian company MaxinAI has become a partner of AWS - Amazon Web Services, a partnership that will give the company new opportunities in its specific field of action, artificial intelligence
Europe Czech Republic A new exhibition dedicated to Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik has opened at Prague Castle, the symbol of the Czech capital that Plečnik himself played an important role in rebuilding, marking the 150th anniversary of Plečnik's birth
Asia Nepal Kalika Secondary School built a well-stocked library last year with the help of national and international agencies, making it a landmark for the school's students; almost all 74 community schools in the rural municipality have libraries
Europe Bulgaria A space exhibition will be on display today and tomorrow at the National Museum of Military History in Sofia, where visitors will have the chance to taste space food and take part in space workshops
Asia Palestine WB approved an $8 million grant to reform and modernize the public financial management system, strengthening institutions to improve their accountability and transparency and to support fiscal stability
Africa Republic of the Congo The supply of groundnut oil, widely used in local cuisine, has become a serious problem in the country, with a litre of oil rising from 850 FCFA to nearly 2000 FCFA
Oceania Fiji 30 youth, women and men participated in the Tel-A-Woman training program in Sigatoka last week, a program founded by veteran horticulturist Sant Kumar in 2020 as a way to build healthier lifestyles through women's participation
Asia Iraq The oil ministry announced preliminary oil exports for February of 100.563.999 barrels; revenue for the month was $11,07 billion, the highest monthly oil revenue in Iraq since 1972
Asia Myanmar Human Rights Watch has attacked a meeting between Australia's ambassador to Myanmar and the head of the military junta, saying it was "lending credibility" to a regime accused of war crimes