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 Moldova People suffering from mental illness will benefit from a free judicial or extrajudicial expertise paid for by the state with the aim of improving the judicial protection system with annual expenses of approximately 400.000 lei ($21.000)
Asia Jordan Second unhappiest country in the Arab world according to the World Happiness Report 2022, Jordan has been steadily declining in the list since 2017: from 74th globally, to 90th in 2018, 101th in 2019, 119th in 2020 and 127th in 2021
Asia Brunei Ministry of Health is drafting an action plan for mental health issues, intensified during the pandemic and amounting to about 7.000 people, including children and adolescents, undergoing treatment at the Department of Psychiatry and at community level
Africa Mali The transitional government has suspended broadcasts of Radio France Internationale and France 24 throughout the country until further notice, after allegations of abuses by the Malian armed forces were made
Africa South Africa South Africa is the most unequal country in the world, ranking first out of 164, with a society where 10% of the population owns more than 80% of the wealth, according to a report by the World Bank
Africa Liberia Logos Hope ship, the world's largest floating library, is part of the Bicentennial celebrations of the arrival of the first free blacks from America, opened to the public Saturday at the port of Monrovia
Africa Ethiopia To modernize the public transport system, Addis Ababa municipal authorities have signed agreements worth $29.17 million with two Chinese companies for the purchase of buses
America Canada Shutdown of Canadian Pacific Rail began on Sunday adding uncertainty in businesses and workers across the country, while talks with unions and stakeholders continue
America Saint Lucia The Ministry of Tourism and the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority have launched "Collection de Pépites", the brand that will fortify the marketing capacity of the country's small hotel businesses by guiding travellers through their stay options
Africa Central African Republic The reconciliation dialogue with the unarmed opposition and civil society, promised by President Faustin Archange Touadéra, begins today and will end on Sunday
Asia Cambodia The PM recently inaugurated SOS Children's Village in Prey Veng province; the president of the association asked the government to consider including family-style childcare in policy on alternative childcare and increase measures to protect them
Europe Portugal The economy is expected to show "significant growth" despite the war in Ukraine and the energy crisis, said Finance Minister João Leão, given the strong recovery at the end of last year
Africa Guinea The Russian mining company Rusal announced that it will soon be unable to pay salaries to its 4.000 employees in the country due to banking restrictions; activities are suspended and several plants have already been closed for almost a month