Europe United Kingdom England's entire coast has opened for hikers; with 2.689 miles of continuous trails, it's the longest organized coastal footpath in the world
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines To celebrate his 2nd anniversary, Coastal Adrenaline Inc. will honor its commitment to environmental stewardship by organizing a coastal clean-up event instead of a traditional party and is inviting the public to join forces on 19 April
Asia Bangladesh 33 fishers, including six women, were rescued from a den of pirates from a deep jungle in the Sundarbans: they were allegedly abducted for ransom days ago; the Coast Guard also recovered 16 fishing boats from the den but no pirate could be detained
Asia Syria Over 100 chemical weapons sites, many not secure, could have remained after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, according to a leading chemical weapons watchdog, a number higher than any previous estimate; government pledged to destroy any remaining weapons
Europe Luxembourg Ten of Luxembourg’s most promising startups have been selected to compete in the Startup World Cup, a prestigious global competition organized by Pegasus Tech Ventures; the winner will access the San Francisco challenge against 100+ global competitors
Africa Guinea Nobody was injured as a violent wind took off the roof of a primary school in Koyékoyé district, Linsan, Kindia, making the whole structure come to pieces; it was built by community effort last year to give local children the premises they were missing
Asia Indonesia Jakarta plans to launch its own film festival; Deputy Governor Rano Karno envisions the event as a platform to celebrate national cinema, strengthen the local film industry and boost Jakarta's cultural identity
Europe Greece Greece has completed its first marine spatial planning and released the official map with the extension of territorial waters up to 12 nautical miles, as per UN Convention; the continental shelf of the Aegean islands is a point of friction with Turkey
Asia Yemen Much importance is given to summer camp activities, harnessing the energies talents and creativity of young people; Holy Quran, cultural-educational-social aspects, sports and professional activities foster national belonging and personal awareness
Africa Egypt Optimize the use of bagasse, a waste of sugarcane processing, was the object of Ministerial Group for Industrial Development's 21st meeting, aiming at converting it into value added products instead of burning it as an alternative fuel in sugar factories
Asia Nepal Thousands of teachers of the Nepal Teachers’ Federation protested in Kathmandu earlier this month wearing black masks and demanding the long-delayed School Education Act; a nationwide strike closed schools and put more pressure on the government
Asia Vietnam 11 island districts will be turned into “special zones”, areas directly managed by provinces with no district-level administration; This reform simplifies governance, boosts development, and strengthens national sovereignty in strategic maritime regions
Asia Iraq A sandstorm swept through Iraq, filling the air with choking dust that closed airports and put over 3.700 people in hospital with breathing difficulties; Visibility fell to less than one km in central and southern cities cloaked in an orange haze
Asia South Korea The presidential election have been officially scheduled for June 3, following the Constitutional Court's impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol; Candidate registration closes May 11, with campaigns starting May 12