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 Marshall Islands Following first accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges of the US to Northern Islands High School in Wotje, it gave its stamp of approval to Marshall Islands, extending its accreditation for a new 6-year period, the longest
Europe United Kingdom Pregnant women should be asked how much alcohol they are drinking and the answer recorded in their medical notes, according to new advice from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Africa eSwatini Africa's fourth largest sugar producer -the world's 25th -, the country has sugar as its main export product and accounts for more than half of the country's agricultural output
Europe Lithuania The Lithuanian Journalists' Car Club is organising a collection of vehicles to be donated to the Ukrainian population in need, stating that the campaign was prompted by close contact with colleagues in Ukraine
Europe Latvia Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Center launches today the catalogue of its exhibition 'Found in the Collection', showing the art collected in the 9 years since its creation, presenting Latvian and international artists with a total of almost 3000 works of art
Europe Estonia The NGO Nähtamatud Loomad ('Invisible Animals') organised the rescue of shelter animals from Ukraine
Africa Guinea A technical assessment mission of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) has ended its visit to the country and concluded with recommendations for an inclusive and peaceful transition
Asia Cambodia PM Hun Sen said he will propose a law requiring the head of government to retire at the age of 72 once he leaves office
Europe Kosovo Kosovo airport aeronautical lighting engineer Deme Elezaj, suspended for whistleblowing on alleged defects in the recently extended runaway, told BIRN’s TV show that lighting deformations pose safety risks and were first noticed in an inspection in 2019
Europe Vatican City The logo - with symbols of the nation and an image of the Pope imparting his blessing - and the motto - "All reconciled in Jesus Christ" - of the Pope's trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo have been published
Asia Pakistan Truck art veteran Haider Ali, who repaints trucks in bright, garish colours, has chosen sneakers as his latest canvas; he works on each pair for up to four days, charging selected customers $400 for a set
America Guatemala The Fuego Volcano has entered eruption stage and caused evacuation of approximately 400 people, now hosted in camps