Africa Sao Tome and Principe Birdlife International launched a tender for the renovation or reconstruction of part of the old Usina building in Roça Porto Alegre, to be used to house southern NGOs that work to safeguard biodiversity and promote sustainable use of natural resources
America Cuba Along Havana’s central highway, 114th Street market offers a imported groceries: Washington apples and grapes, garlic from California, Turkish produce; shoppers; almost nobody living off a local salary can afford them, but nobody grows them either
Africa Mauritania The floating liquefaction platform of the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim gas field inaugurated its LNG export operations; President Ghazouani praised the work of the many young Mauritanians making this happen and bringing advantages and benefits to the country
Asia Kazakhstan Five major initiatives with a total investment of around $19.5 billion in the metallurgical and petrochemical sectors are being implemented, expected to create over 8.000 permanent jobs; the news was reported during a May 21 government meeting
Africa Ghana Health experts and media highlighted urgent calls for the government to enact strong policies, like mandatory Front-of-Pack FOP warning labels, for processed foods high in sugar, salt, and fats, to combat rising non-communicable diseases such as diabetes
Asia Japan With rice at record-high prices, Japan authorities warn of scams in fraudulent websites claiming to sell rice at low prices, while new farm minister plans to abandon auctioning stockpiled rice and set prices through negotiation to better control them
Oceania Solomon Islands Landowners from Kakau and Lakuili Tribes in Variana and Hoilava, West Guadalcanal, have issued a public appeal to mining authorities urging them to exclude their customary land from a tenement granted to Ever Prosperous Mining and to revoke its licence
Europe Andorra The XX Games of the Small States of Europe will be held in Andorra la Vella, from 26 May to 1 June 2025 with the participation of delegations from Andorra, Cyprus, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, San Marino
Europe Slovenia Uber, a ride-hailing company operating in over 70 countries, has launched operations Ljubljana in collaboration with local licensed drivers in order to comply with the Slovenia's strict rules on taxi services
Asia Syria The energy industry, once the backbone of the Syrian economy, is now the strategic bottleneck as the country starts its post-sanctions recovery; experts warn the sector would need $20 billion
Africa Sierra Leone Mpox in Sierra Leone accounts for 58,2% of all cases in Africa; as numbers climb sharply, +26% in one week, the Africa Centre for Disease Control is focusing on a quick and effective response also to prevent the virus from spreading to more countries
Europe San Marino The Confucius Institute San Marino celebrates 10 years of activity with international symposium “TCM Wellness, returning to nature”, focusing on traditional chinese medicine, organized in collaboration with local university 'del Titano'
Africa Seychelles International Biodiversity Day was celebrated in Praslin involving both the community and tourists, invited to plant a coco de mer seed in an area called Aux Louis
Europe Norway A cargo ship landed 15m from a house in Trondheim area, in fine weather and daylight: rescue operations and investigations are ongoing; of 16 people on board and those in the house at the moment, nobody was injured are there are no environmental concerns