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
Oceania New Zealand A scientist at the National Institute of Weather and Atmospheric Research said many of the glaciers will be gone within a decade as an annual late summer survey of more than 50 South Island glaciers reveals continued loss of snow and ice
Africa Libya PM-designate Bashagha said recently that he has a "very strong relationship" with Turkey, adding that some lawmakers from the Tobruk-based House of Representatives have offered to visit the country to clarify the situation in Libya
Europe Sweden The country will become the 22nd country to remove all entry requirements, as the current ban on travellers from outside the EU/EEA, which expires today, will not be extended
Asia Cyprus Larnaca municipal skate park will officially open its doors to the public today, following a long-standing request from the residents
Europe Liechtenstein The consumption of ‘party drugs’ has decreased in 2021 following the 2020 trend, as a result of the measures taken against Covid; figures for Liechtenstein have been released, together with those of Austria, by the University of Innsbruck
America Ecuador The series of earthquake that struck the Esmeralda area, resulting in hundreds of people displaced and the temporary closing of myriads of local businesses, also ring a bell about the increase of seismic and volcanic activity in the Ring of Fire
America United States The U.S. Senate voted unanimously to make daylight saving time permanent from 2023; if the House also passes the Sunshine Protection Act, the time Americans live on during the summer - four hours behind (GMT) - will be the standard time year-round
Asia Saudi Arabia The UK-based King's College Hospital will open in Jeddah and by the end of 2023; it will count 150 beds in the first phase and increase to 250 beds later, and be featured with a fully equipped emergency department, single rooms and VIP suites
America Nicaragua The country’s OAS ambassador, Arturo McFields, has condemned the government of President Daniel Ortega, accusing it of human rights abuses, and has also officially resigned as the country’s ambassador
America Paraguay More voices are reporting tortures perpetrated by senior students at the Military Academy; latest case is confirmed by an identified cadet with head injuries
Africa Comoros The National Office for Examinations and Competitions has extended the registration deadline to today, after noting that almost 50% of the expected number of candidates had not yet completed the procedure
Asia Malaysia Sensata Technologies inaugurated a groundbreaking green certified production building, increasing the production area to nearly 25.548 square meters
Africa Mauritania The country is planning the use of its deserts to increase solar energy production; thanks also to the abundance of wind and hydrogen, it plans to increase its production of green energy to export level