America Canada Canada has become a significant player in the illegal wildlife trade according to an investigation by the Globe and Mail and the Pulitzer Center that give evidence of black-market activity propped up by vast wilderness, patrol blind spots, weak penalties
Europe Luxembourg Local police officers will be deployed in municipalities that request them, but only if the security situation requires it, following the success of the pilot project to deploy additional police officers on the streets of the capital and Esch-sur-Alzette
Oceania Marshall Islands Some 50 participants - from the Life Skills Academy, Assumption High School, Marshall Islands High School with local residents - took part in a dialogue on the tuna industry and employment opportunities for young people, fishing and Marshallese culture
Africa Malawi With millions of children and youth trapped in exploitation and abuse, joining the African Children and Youth Workers Movement will promote minor-led activism, safeguarding rights and promoting a new generation of leaders
Asia Maldives The National University of Maldives has opened applications for its two-year research and book-writing scholarship programme
Europe Moldova Moldovan students can participate in the Future Leaders Exchange Programme, funded by the US State Department, which offers selected students the opportunity to live with an American family and study at a US school during the 2025-2026 academic year
Europe Serbia ‘Leap Into The Future’, Serbia's strategy of development through and investment drive, will be funded by commercial banks; with interest rates high, economists warn that the government has picked a ‘very awkward moment’ for such a strategy
Africa Gabon Former President Ali Bongo has announced that he is quitting politics after he was ousted by a military coup about a year ago, shortly after winning his third term in office
Africa Gambia 26.368 people are currently living with HIV, which remains a major public health problem, revealed Lamin Badjie, monitoring and evaluation specialist at the National AIDS Secretariat
Asia Cambodia Environmental rangers in Mondulkiri province have received four drones and various types of patrol equipment from the Ministry of the Environment to improve the effectiveness of their land monitoring on over one million hectares of protected area
Asia Philippines The Philippine National Police will deploy vehicles to provide rides to commuters who may be affected by the two-day strike by the Manibela and Piston transport groups beginning Monday 23
Europe Lithuania Lithuanian ports denied entry to damaged cargo ship, MV Ruby, carrying 20.000 tons of explosive ammonium nitrate; the vessel, originating from Kola Peninsula, Russia, was apparently en route to Lithuania and is currently being towed towards the Baltic Sea
Asia South Korea Some 40% of South Korean workers who reported workplace bullying said they faced retaliation from their superiors afterward, a survey by local civic group Workplace Gabjil 119 showed, adding the government is not doing enough to face the problem
America Cuba Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa, EU ambassador to the archipelago, reiterated her willingness to support Cuba in its efforts to incorporate clean energy into its energy mix