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 Gambia The 8th African Islamic Finance Summit will be held at the Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre today to explore the African financial market potential; ultimate goal would be the socio-economic benefit of the region
Africa Seychelles During the recent Ocean Race Summit, the use of the ocean as a living laboratory and future developments of the Blue Economy in Seychelles were discussed in a meeting between Seychelles officials and the UN Special Envoy for the Ocean
Africa Ghana After the president was engaged in an emergency meeting with cabinet ministers and members of the Economic Management Team, the salaries of ministers, heads of state enterprises and heads of municipal and district assemblies could be cut by up to 30%
Europe Romania Romanian company Re.flex has developed a digital assistant for physical therapy, allowing users to run rehabilitation exercise programmes before or after knee and hip surgery anytime, anywhere
Asia Thailand Almost half of Thais have used cannabis products in the past two years, while about 62% say they are interested in consuming such products in the next 12 months, according to market research and data analysis company YouGov
Europe Russia The Russian Court ruled that Meta, that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is an extremist organization and it therefore banned it from operating in the country's territory
Europe Netherlands A court in Breda ordered the early release of two Ukrainians to fight the Russian invasion of Ukraine, finding that the situation was one of 'special and grave circumstances' and noting that the two men were 'insistent' on returning home to fight
Asia Uzbekistan Air Marakanda, operator of the newly expanded and upgraded Samarkand International Airport in Uzbekistan, has announced the opening of the airport's new terminal
Asia Armenia The country has urged the UN to take steps to restore its neutral stance in the framework of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, after Yerevan criticised the participation of UN officials at an Azerbaijani event in a Karabakh town
Europe Slovenia After visiting Kiev last week, Prime Minister Jansa said EU countries should send diplomats back to the Ukrainian capital as a sign of support; the country will indeed soon reopen its embassy in Kiev
Asia Kyrgyzstan A national discussion "Climate Action and Climate Science: Can Code Red for Kyrgyzstan be avoided?" took place recently with experts, scientists, teachers and university students to discuss report published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Africa Sudan Sudanese banks will receive a money injection from the UAE to support the local economy; the two sides agreed to establish strategic economic partnerships in the areas of roads, ports, railways, military cooperation and exchange of experience
Europe Poland Poland's right-wing has proposed simplifying the rules on gun ownership and shortening the procedure for applying for a gun permit, as Russia's attack on Ukraine has renewed discussions about the country's strict gun ownership laws