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 Finland 63% of Finns say they boycott Finnish companies that continue to operate in Russia, reveals a poll conducted for Markkinointiuutiset by IRO Research, higher percentage among the over-35s and lower for the 18-24 year olds
Asia Brunei Citizens and residents are now allowed to make non-essential travel to 11 Travel Green List nations, as approval from the Prime Minister's Office is no longer required for outbound travel
Africa Tanzania The country is seeking at least $700 million from the IMF as it adjusts its lending strategy to take on more concessional loans and reduce the risk of debt distress, part of President Hassan's plan to boost the fiscal position
America Bolivia The state has begun a court case through the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Chile to determine the ownership of the Silala river, which crosses both territories
Africa Gambia The National Council for Civic Education wants to reverse the trend of low voter turnout with an aggressive and robust campaign on radio, television and online to urge all registered voters to vote in this year's scheduled elections
Oceania Vanuatu Community co-operatives have a responsibility to ensure that their members engaged in mobile markets provide quality local produce to their customers, according to Nick Oli, the Senior Business Development Officer at SHEFA
America Bahamas The government will spend almost $30 million on clinics across the Bahamas - said Health Minister Dr Michael Darville - hiring 500 workers to increase service capacity
America Dominican Republic Vice-President of the Republic, Raquel Peña, expressed that the state's priority is domestic production and that items produced in the country will not be replaced by imported products
Oceania Kiribati Shri Palaniswamy Subramanyan Karthigeyan, currently the High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Fiji, has been simultaneously accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Kiribati
America Antigua and Barbuda One month after its inception, about 2.000 foreigners have already taken advantage of the government's immigration amnesty programme and succeeded; those granted amnesty can now proceed to obtain citizenship or residency
Africa Sierra Leone The "Residual Special Court Legacy Preservation and Promotion Project" launched in September 2020 to preserve the public archives and making them accessible has been completed by the Residual Court for Sierra Leone
Africa Benin Beninese international superstar Angelique Kidjo won her fourth Grammy on Grammy night in the US, in the Global music category; she is the only African along with South African DJ Black Coffee
Africa Equatorial Guinea For the FAO Regional Conference for Africa, the government is tidying up the city by pruning trees, removing badly installed wiring and removing windows and doors that do not conform to the shape or colour specified by the committees