Oceania Solomon Islands The traditional chief of Bava Island on Vella has voiced strong opposition to mining operations on the island due to mining’s potential destruction of ancestral land, environmental degradation, and threats to the livelihoods of local communities
Asia Afghanistan The 30-years conflict between the Sadaat and Serkhabi tribes in Qala-i-Naw was reconciled; both sides fully consented to foster lasting peace and mutual understanding; since re-establishment of the Islamic Emirate, hundreds of local feuds have been ended
Europe Andorra Lack of means, shortage of personnel, architectural limitations, forced cohabitation of detainees with very different profiles, including those with psychiatric needs, is spotlighted in latest Ombudsman report as leading to non-efficient reclusion models
Europe Albania Votes from Albanian diaspora and new parties make the 11 May election more uncertain, even though Socialists and Democrats are still likely to dominate the political landscape
Oceania Solomon Islands Increasing malaria cases (over 900 in Gizo hospital), a shortage of drugs and rising numbers in Malaita Province pushed the Vector-Borne Disease Office to tour various communities to conduct malaria awareness campaigns and distribute bed nets
Europe Serbia Students in Belgrade called off their two-week blockade of Serbia's public broadcaster, RTS, after the authorities agreed to scrap – and restart – the competition for members of the council in charge of electronic media
America Saint Lucia Saint Lucia has initiated a comprehensive reclassification of the public service to modernise recruitment standards, align job roles with required skills and address fairness in promotions, particularly within the police, fire and correctional services
Europe Montenegro It is still unknown whether the UAE company Eagle Hills will manage 9 beaches on Velika Plaza in Ulcinj, for which it offered the highest sum winning the tender of Public Company for Coastal Zone Management, or whether it will sublease to current tenants
Europe Slovenia Slovenian researcher and chip innovator Teja Potočnik, founder and CEO of UK-based startup Nanomation, is one of ten innovators selected from 450 candidates to receive the European Patent Office's (EPO) Young Inventors Prize this June
Europe Slovakia Foreign students are now afraid to speak their mother tongue in the university town of Nitra, after verbal and physical attacks have taken place against students speaking Ukrainian
Africa South Africa 84 vultures have been rescued while over a 120 were found dead after feasting on an elephant carcass laced with poison, one of the most devastating wildlife poisoning events yet seen in the Kruger National Park
Asia South Korea 54,9% of South Koreans are in a state of prolonged resentment, 12,8% severe, with nearly 70% of respondents answering that they believe the world is unfair, according to latest survey by Seoul National University’s Graduate School of Public Health
Europe San Marino The Market San Marino Outlet Experience, offering luxury brands to high-income tourists from around the world, will be managed by Italian giant Promos; green-certificated, it complies with BREEAM’s most advanced international eco-sustainable standards
Europe Spain Balearic fishing fleet is estimated to recover over 10 tonnes of waste annually with fishing activities; Red Eléctrica and Federació Balear de Confraries de Pescadors launched Netejamar to favor the collection of marine litter to be treated or recycled