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 Romania Electricity producers in Romania have until 31 May to apply for a total of €457,7 million in state support for the construction of wind and solar power plants with or without storage - the new announcement has been done by the Bucharest Energy Ministry
Asia Sri Lanka With inflation at over 17%, food, medicine and fuel shortages, blackouts lasting up to 13 hours and school exams postponed indefinitely because of a lack of paper, the exasperated people took to the streets once again
Europe Netherlands Dutch authorities have decided to lower the temperature in all public sector buildings by 2 degrees to make the country less dependent on Russian gas
Europe Estonia The country will probably have to prepare for mass immigration from Russia later this year, experts say, given more tolerant immigration laws and the city of Narva is cheaper and has a large Russian-speaking population
Asia Singapore Singapore's pavilion has won the Gold Award at the Dubai World Expo for Architecture and Landscape; with more than 80.000 plants, it is designed to resemble a rainforest in the desert
Europe Hungary The united opposition is hoping for today's national elections as the first real chance in more than a decade to oust Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party, although many fear the elections will not be fair
Europe Ukraine UNESCO said at least 53 culturally important sites have been damaged since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including 29 churches, 16 historic buildings, 4 museums and 4 monuments
Europe Malta Pope Francis' 36th international trip since the start of his pontificate takes him to Malta this weekend, making it the 56th state he has visited; the aim is to support a "country committed to welcoming so many brothers and sisters seeking refuge"
Europe Germany The city of Cologne will remove the iconic Cologne Cathedral tower from its logo, deemed too old-fashioned, and use a new logo in the future for letterheads and on work clothes - a huge outcry has erupted over the decision
Asia Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan and Japan will hold a series of joint cultural, scientific and humanitarian events: planting sakura seedlings, friendship evening with the participation of a delegation from Japan, as well as a symposium and business matchmaking
Asia Lebanon In the midst of the harsh conditions caused by the deep crisis that has plagued the country for three years, the Lebanese will pray in mosques by candlelight, given the absence of electricity
Africa Burundi Coffee accounts for almost 40% of the country's export resources and supports 8 million people in the country; the government is still struggling to raise production after last season's decline from 34.000 to 6.000 tonnes
Asia Uzbekistan USAID, in collaboration with Uzbekistan's Ministry of Innovative Development, has announced a call for concept papers from domestic entrepreneurs and private companies to co-fund innovative products and services in the agribusiness