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
Africa Mali The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (Minsuma) expressed in a note its concern about the deteriorating security situation in the three-boundary zone between Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso
Europe Kosovo The Islamic Community is pushing for an end to the prohibition on religious uniforms in high schools after a photo of a sign banning use of the burqa in a school drew wide condemnation
Europe Finland Ranked 3rd among OECD countries in terms of the largest share of people over 65, the country's aging population is increasing at record speed: from 17% in 2010 to 24,5% in 2021
Asia South Korea A petition against the president-elect’s plan to relocate his office earned over 500.000 signatures yesterday; supporters claim that relocating the presidential office to the Defense Ministry compound is a threat to national security and a waste of money
Africa Tunisia Workers from sub-Saharan Africa are filling the serious shortage of workers in the Tunisian labour market; as they are still irregular, they are often underpaid and in precarious conditions and don't benefiting from labour rights
Europe Liechtenstein Yesterday ended the 6-day visit of Senior Civil Servant Hasler to the development projects in Tanzania led by the Liechtensteinischen Entwicklungsdienstes
Asia Cyprus With a €1,2 billion budget works on the Larnaca marina and port development, the largest infrastructure investment in Cyprus, started after delays and failure to find investor; in the first 5 years all infrastructure, including a road, will be completed
Africa Angola The suspension of salaries of the doctors on strike has been announced - they represent the vast majority of the profession in the country and have been demanding better working conditions for ten days
Asia Israel Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Wednesday called on licensed Israeli gun owners to arm themselves in public as he detailed various measures being taken in the wake of three deadly terror attacks over the past week
Africa South Sudan With wet season officially starting in May, consequences of the 2021 record floods are still not fully faced; despite people's efforts to protect crops, villages and livestock, help is urgently needed for most vulnerable among the 835.000 people affected
Africa Ghana Criticism is growing after Parliament approved a new electronic transaction tax, which will introduce a 1,5% tax on electronic money transfers and transactions and which government says will help raise $900m in much needed revenue
Africa Somalia According to the NGO Care International, food and water shortages are threatening women's rights: women-owned businesses have been particularly affected, with 98% of them losing revenue due to the high cost of goods and 51% being forced to close down
Africa Zimbabwe The country has begun redistributing to aspiring farmers on a waiting list the unused land that was given to black farmers during President Robert Mugabe's reform in the early 2000s; the government will not take back productive farms