Oceania Marshall Islands The fish aggregation devices FADs that fishing boats use to make catches easier, lately equipped with satellite communications gear to pinpoint location, are now being built by drug cartels that wrap packs of cocaine and radio transponders to trace troves
Europe Ukraine Members of the European Union and the European Parliament are expected to quickly implement all legislative procedures so that Ukraine can receive payments under a new loan worth €35 billion by the end of this year
Asia Pakistan Pakistan's startup ecosystem is showing strong signs of recovery, raising $15m in four key deals in Q3 2024, a 650% increase over the previous quarter
Asia United Arab Emirates Dubai's limousine transport sector recorded an increase of over 12 million passengers in the first six months of 2024 compared to the same period last year, representing a growth of 50%, announced the Roads and Transport Authority
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Preliminary results of Sunday 6 local elections suggest Bosnia's major national parties kept their hold over most of the country's town halls, while performing less strongly in big urban centres
Asia Sri Lanka The second Resilience, Stability, and Economic Turnaround development policy operation has been signed with the World Bank for $200 million, the second operation in a two-part series that began in 2022
Europe Serbia The country received an investment-grade credit rating for the first time; 'S&P Global Ratings' raised the country's rating to 'BBB-' with a stable outlook, the Ministry of Finance announced
Oceania Tuvalu Tuvarian Prime Minister Feleti Penitala Teo criticised the UN's exclusion of Taiwan, calling it a 'hypocritical' act, in a meeting with President Lai Ching-te in Taipei during his official visit
Africa Uganda The Ugandan government has banned the practice of 'disco matanga' at funeral ceremonies, believing that these 'devilish dances' often degenerate into sexual violence
Africa Guinea-Bissau The president of the Swiss Association for the Care of Diabetics in Guinea-Bissau denounced the growing number of people with amputated fingers and feet because of diabetes due to lack of financial conditions that could allow them to follow a good diet
Africa eSwatini Eswatini Golf Union president Mandla Dlamini, in response to the death of veteran golfer Evart Madlopha, former principal secretary of the Ministry of Civil Service, called him "one of the best amateur golfers in the country"
Asia Kuwait 322 centenarians, 240 women and 82 men, live in the country, according to recent data from the country's Public Information Authority
Africa Burundi Torrential rains have destroyed or damaged homes and hectares of cultivated fields with banana, cassava, bean, coffee and fruit trees; victims are calling for emergency aid
Africa Libya A decision to reduce the tax on the official exchange rate of foreign currency purchases by 7%, thus decreasing from 27% to to 20%, has been issued and announced by the Speaker of the House