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
Asia Uzbekistan The traditional manual wool industry and karakul sheep breeding to be revived in the Kashkadarya, Samarkand and Surkhandarya regions
Asia Laos Artifacts from approximately 2.000 years ago -including axes and a large vase used in burial rituals during the transition from the Bronze to the Iron Age, have been uncovered within the Sepon mine area by Lane Xang Minerals Ltd
Africa Zambia The Rural Electrification Authority is set to deploy over 15.000 solar home systems and develop solar mini-grids in rural areas that are not connected to the national grid
Africa Rwanda Over 2.800 students from refugee camps are taking part in the primary school leaving examinations, which began this week
America Argentina Open-net salmon farming, with a heavy impact on the marine environment, has been banned; it is the first country in the world to make this decision
Europe Germany People flying with a Lufthansa group airline will no longer be greeted with "ladies and gentlemen", but with a gender-neutral alternative
America Colombia The city of Cali established a plan of action to finance the education of over 10.000 students, with the long term goal of facilitating social mobility and positively impact future generations
America Peru Azteca Comunicaciones, a subsidiary for the design, financing, operation and maintenance of the national fibre optic network, has seen its concession suspended after a series of unsuccessful initiatives
Africa Ethiopia Humanitarian workers have finally been granted permission to access war-torn Tigray and therefore reach nearly 2 million people, displaced and at risk of famine
Oceania Palau Starting this week, non-resident workers whose jobs have been affected by the pandemic will be helped by the Government to find legal employment
Africa Ghana The new road interchange in Accra is expected to reduce road accidents, facilitate mobility and stimulate trade within the country and with its neighburs
Asia Nepal Although the city of Kathmandu had planned to conduct 10.000 antigen tests a day, only 7.306 were carried out in more than two months