Europe United Kingdom A wave of far-right anti-migrant sentiment is sweeping across the UK and a protest in Portsmouth was marked by violent incidents; around 500 hooded people besieged the port, disrupted ferry terminals after learning of the landing of 140 migrants
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The miners of the Stara jama plant have stopped production demanding for their wages, a reduction in the monthly production plan, the payment of incentives for cave workers for June
Africa Ghana Adelaide Naa Okpoti aged 25, trained in Horticulture and Entrepreneurship at Kwadaso Agriculture College, together with partner Abigail Essel is working towards successful horticulture in organic production with her farm "Fresh Field"
America Brazil The state will soon start the Ferrogrão Project, a railway from Brazil’s soy belt to its main ports; new studies show how it can affect major reserves and livelihoods of indigenous people
America Panama A powerful magnitude-6.8 earthquake shook Panama and Costa Rica, but it was relatively far from the largest population centers and there were no immediate reports of damage
Europe Germany Angela Merkel visiting the devastated town of Bad Munstereifel has promised government aid within days and a massive clean-up operation is underway in the country, although the damage will not be repaired for many months
Oceania New Zealand Government landlord Kāinga Ora has paid $8.1 million for a Rotorua motel to house the homeless; the accommodation will be run by Wera Aotearoa Charitable Trust and will provide residents with 24/7 support
Europe Moldova National Social Insurance House to provide sanatorium-resort vouchers for patients with pulmonary fibrosis caused by Covid-19
America Barbados To reinvigorate the intra-regional tourism, airport taxes for regional travellers will be reduced by 50%, a decision that follows neighboring countries such as Antigua and Barbuda
Asia Kuwait US$65.1bn will be allocated for 19 strategic projects within the annual development plan, including the Sabah Al-Salem Kuwait University City, the expansion of Kuwait Airport, the Al-Mutlaa residential city project and the railway network project
Africa Lesotho To modernize tax collection and increase revenue, the African Development Fund extended US$4.25 million loan to switch to digital tax services with electronic taxation and electronic tax payment
Europe Switzerland The Swiss Alpine Club would like to build new huts for hikers after the big boom in tampon-free local holidays; environmental organisations, however, find the construction of new huts to be an encroachment on the last ecological spaces
Europe Iceland Iceland's Reynisfjara is in 6th place in the Best Beaches World Ranking by Big 7 Travel website