America Canada Canada Strong Fund, the first ever national sovereign wealth fund will be launched with an initial endowment of $25-billion (€15,5 billion); PM says the investment will ensure all Canadians reap the rewards of government support for major new projects
Asia Georgia Ministry of Internal Affairs launched an investigation into the attack on Lado Apkhazava, winner of the National Teacher's Award; according to him, the attack is due to the speeches and actions he makes against the 'Foreign Agency' proposed law
Asia Cambodia A total of over 4.500 disadvantaged young people have been trained so far through the Hospitality Kampuchea Steering Committee of the Ministry of Tourism
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo UNHCR and UNICEF strongly condemned the shelling that took place in three internally displaced persons camps in North Kivu, in the east of the country, with dozens of casualties and shelters and humanitarian facilities destroyed
America Costa Rica Costa Rica's consulate facilitated passport delivery to 450 Venezuelans as part of President Maduro's initiative to provide documentation for Venezuelans abroad, bringing passports to many who had been without passports for over 5 years
America Dominican Republic Four basins in the Dominican Republic have reached the depth, pressure and temperature conditions necessary for oil production, a study conducted by the Dominican Oil Refinery and the Pedro Henríquez Ureña University revealed
Europe Croatia After over 70 years, one of the largest raptors of prey, the golden eagle, has been spotted again in the Plitvice Lakes National Park; the last sighting of this species dates back to 1 August 1953
Asia Cyprus The fire brigade were called out to 120 fires across Cyprus on Easter Saturday night; a large proportion of the 120 fires were linked to the Easter “lambradjia” bonfire tradition
America Dominica The country is on the verge of potentially abolishing the use of fossil fuels such as coal and oil for power generation, as it is making great strides with geothermal energy, 100% clean and renewable, according to a UN report
Africa Cape Verde The Siacsa union considered the firefighters' employment situation in the municipal councils to be 'howling and deplorable' and called for wage unification among class employees and urgent measures to alleviate other pending labour issues from 2020
Europe Belgium The Belgian Competition Authority expressed concern about the potential implications for consumers of the common Batopin cash distribution network, created by the country's four largest banks
America Barbados With over 1200 troops from 36 nations, Exercise TradeWinds 2024 kicked off in Barbados on 4 May, at its 39th year; the military exercise enhances readiness among allied forces with immediate goal of ensuring security for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024
Asia East Timor Oxfam Aotearoa launched the new HAMRIIK project in Oé-Cusse that aims to strengthen the climate change adaptation capacities of rural households and communities and effectively address the intersections of gender, disability and climate change
America Cuba Chinese passport holders will be able to enter Cuba without a visa this month, with the resumption of direct flights between the two countries under a visa-free policy