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"
Africa Mauritania The Haratin, the largest group of the Mauritanian population, are still exploited and mistreated by their Arab or Berber masters, with slavery being inherited, despite slavery being formally banned since 1981
America Paraguay The Central Bank increased its interest rate to 6,25%, the highest it has ever been in the last 7 years
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 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
Asia East Timor One year after heavy rains from Cyclone Seroja devastated the country in April last year, the worst the country has suffered in 50 years, it is preparing for more heavy rains in the coming months
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
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
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
America Brazil Car manufacturers have voluntarily put over 5.600 workers on vacation due to the worldwide semiconductor chip shortage
America Suriname The Ministry of Education, Science and Culture has implemented free school transportation for 400 students living in remote areas
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