Oceania Fiji A vacancy notice for the post of Director of Public Prosecutions has been posted by the Judicial Services Commission, inviting applications from suitably qualified local and overseas candidates to head Fiji's independent prosecuting authority
Asia Iraq The authorities do not comply with national laws on public sector employment rights that require 5% of jobs for people with disabilities, leaving thousands of people jobless, Human Rights Watch said
Europe Croatia Croatian cities and municipalities will invest €23 million in climate change adaptation measures and programmes, €17 million of which will be co-financed by the Fund for Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency
America Argentina Following a recent meeting between Argentine and Salvadoran regulators, Argentina is considering cooperating with El Salvador on Bitcoin adoption, with officials praising El Salvador's progress and exploring potential agreements
Africa Ethiopia The organisation New Lines Institute accused Addis Ababa of committing acts of genocide during the Tigray War (2020-2022); the authors call for Ethiopia to now be tried by the International Court of Justice
Africa Cape Verde Passenger movement at Cape Verde's airports and airfields in the first quarter of 2024 increased by 18,3% and traffic and passengers by 18,7% compared to 2023, the National Institute of Statistics announced
Europe Czech Republic This year's meteorological spring (March, April and May) was the warmest since 1775 at the Clementinum weather station in the centre of Prague, with an average temperature of 13,7 degrees Celsius
Europe Andorra Fluidra, the company responsible for the design of the fountains in the Rotunda, will not bear the cost of repairing the installations, as it was not responsible for the flooding of the engine room
Africa Ghana Sylvia Arthur, a Ghanaian-born writer and entrepreneur, in 2017 founded the Africa and Diaspora Library, a cultural institution based in Accra that collects literary output of writers of African descent from the late 19th century to the present
Oceania Micronesia Consultation with representatives of the Yap and Kosrae States determined priority actions to address invasive species threats with War On Weeds and Resilient Ecosystems - Resilient Communities programmes
Europe Latvia Latvians have the longest working hours in the Baltic States: while the EU average is 36,1 hours per week, Latvians work 38,4, according to Eurostat data
Asia India Nearly 60 people working at polling stations died due to the heat; the country is facing a record heat wave, with the state meteorological institute recording a national record of 52,3 °C in New Delhi
Oceania Marshall Islands A new 'solar car park' is being installed at the Public School System parking area in Delap, financed by the Taiwanese Embassy and supplied by Speedtech Energy, a Taiwan-based solar company
Africa Namibia The Tobacco Act will be amended to include rules on nicotine products used for vaping, according to plans by the Namibian Ministry of Health and Social Services