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 Finland Dairy producer Valio and energy company St1 are to have a biogas plant, operating from 2026, to produce renewable fuel for transport, in an effort to find new sources of energy, such as manure, and help the country's transition to self-sufficiency
Europe Montenegro The EU has reminded would-be member Montenegro of its obligation to silence propagandistic Russian media outlets
America Saint Lucia Ten Ciceron women have been honoured by the Ministry of Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment in collaboration with Help Age Saint Lucia for their contribution to community development
Europe Liechtenstein To celebrate its 120 years of service, the wooden train station of Schaanwald will be restored; Liechtenstein train service celebrates in 2022 150 years of activity
Asia Azerbaijan The competition comes to a close today at the 28th FIG Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships, with some 170 gymnasts from 17 countries taking part in the championship, which has been held in Baku for the first time
Africa Somalia Omar Degan, Italian-Somali architect, wants to change the face of Mogadishu through sustainable construction, based on the fundamental principles of defending Somalia's cultural heritage and constructing environmentally friendly building
Asia Turkey During the opening of the Diplomatic Forum in Antalya, Erdogan said that the Russian invasion demonstrated the need to develop a new global security architecture, protecting peace and serving the whole of humanity "instead of the interests of 5 countries"
Africa Libya The city of Qaser El-Haj organized the Libyan couscous festival, with the aim of creating the world's biggest couscous dish, prepared by 15 of Libya's best chefs using 2.500kg of couscous in one giant dish
Europe Monaco Four new Ambassadors - from Australia, Egypt, Hungary and Ukraine - presented their Letter of Credit to Prince Albert II and have been welcomed by Minister Berro-Amadeï
Africa Ethiopia The national committee set up to work on the cases of Ethiopian migrants has made all preparations to repatriate and rehabilitate over 102.000 undocumented citizens who are in a difficult situation in Saudi Arabia
Africa Namibia Fourth-most unequal country in the world according to World Bank latest report, Namibia sees land ownership as one of the biggest negative drivers: the WB report states that land ownership in both urban and rural areas can largely benefit household income
Europe North Macedonia The government has sent amendments to the VAT law to parliament, with the aim of safeguarding the living standards of its citizens and ensuring the liquidity of local businesses amidst the global energy and food crisis
Asia Sri Lanka The country is facing its worst economic crisis since independence in 1948, on the brink of insolvency as its available foreign exchange reserves have plummeted below $1 billion