Africa Ghana A call not to interfere in traditional affairs, particularly issues relating to the succession following the passing of the Overlord of Dagbon, Ya-Na Abukari II has been issued by the Convention People’s Party towards governing NPP and main opposition NDC
America Haiti The inhabitants of Fonds-Baptiste in Haiti now have a new solar-powered water system operational
Europe Ireland Over the past two years, the Garda, the police force, has spent almost one million euros to buy 16 cars to transport ministers; more "gardaí", the Guards, are assigned to ministers because of the increase in protests by the far-right
Africa Madagascar The technical testing of the cable car cabins for the route from Anosy to Soarano has been completed and the one with human passengers should start shortly
America Jamaica An increase in limestone exports of around 300% has been recorded over the past year, due to the presence of highly prized limestones and companies producing large quantities of chemical grade limestone
Asia North Korea North Korean soldiers briefly trespassed on South Korean territory, for the third time in a fortnight, and returned to their country after the SK military had broadcast warnings and fired warning shots; according to SK, the trespassing was accidental
Asia Laos State Inspection Authority identified development and investment projects, particularly roads and bridges, as primary sources of fraud, notice the loss of large sums of money to corruption
Europe Iceland The continued decline of affordable housing in the capital region is one of most important trends shown in the June report of the Housing and Construction Authority
Africa South Sudan Over seven million people are estimated to face acute food insecurity between now and July; even worse, patients with tuberculosis and/or HIV often suspend their treatment as it is difficult to tolerate on an empty stomach, MSF reports
Europe Latvia The average gross hourly wage of women is 16,5% lower than that of men in 2023, according to estimates by the Central Statistical Office of Latvia
Europe Liechtenstein Not far from the Liechtenstein border, only 13 kilometres as the crow flies from Grauspitz, Austria's largest pumped storage power station will be built, but for the planners, Liechtenstein's involvement is unthinkable
Asia Malaysia Of the 41.000 school-age refugee and stateless children registered by UNHCR in Malaysia, only 34% have access to informal education and none to formal education, UNICEF reported
Africa Cameroon At 91 years of age, 41 of which have been spent in Cameroon's presidential chair, Paul Biya could still be a candidate for his own presidential succession next year as his political entourage does not hesitate to support his potential re-election
Europe Greece WWF Greece, with four Greek universities from November 2023 to April 2024, revealed the missed opportunities and chronic characteristics that contributed to the destructive forest fires of 2023, adding important lessons to be learnt