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
Europe Andorra A revision of the civil service law was promoted by the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Civil Service with the intention of 'straightening it out' and to speed up personnel selection
Europe Slovenia The need to continue to emphasise animal welfare, also as part of a civil initiative to eliminate the use of cages on livestock farms, was raised by State Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture in Brussels at an EU Ministerial on Agriculture
Oceania Solomon Islands Solomon Airlines, National airline of Solomon Islands, started direct flights between Port Vila, Vanuatu, and Auckland, New Zealand, with its A320 airbus after Air Vanuatu ran into financial difficulties and went into liquidation
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The picturesque village of Pecka in western BiH, which was in danger of disappearing completely as the houses were collapsing and the number of inhabitants dwindling, has become a centre of adventure tourism thanks to a group of nature lovers
Oceania Samoa The main budget for 2024-2025 will be presented by the Minister of Finance, Lautimuia Uelese Vaai, when Parliament reconvenes today after the last sitting two months ago
Europe Montenegro The country's potential for offshore wind farm construction is 2.300 MW, twice the current installed capacity of all the country's power plants, according to a recent study published in the international scientific journal MDPI Energies
Asia Syria The European Union pledged more than €2 billion to support displaced Syrians, but rejected the idea that they could return home because of instability under Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
Asia Sri Lanka The newly built cardiology and nephrology units at the Vavuniya district general hospital were inaugurated with the support of the Dutch government, and represent an investment initiated in 2019 to strengthen the health service
Asia India Tech giant Google will soon begin producing its Pixel smartphones in an existing Foxconn factory in the southern state of Tamil Nadu; the country has emerged as a key destination for global companies seeking to diversify supply lines outside of China
Asia Taiwan Taiwan's consumer confidence index rebounded in May, up 8,83 from April, mainly due to a bullish stock market, according to the latest monthly Taiwanese Consumer Confidence Index report published by the National Central University
Europe San Marino On the occasion of 270th anniversary of the Fortress Guard, founded on 26 May 1754 and initially called the 'Rescue Squad' with a subordinate officer and 12 soldiers to guard the inmates of the Fortress, an initiative was organised in Piazza della Libertà
Africa Botswana The Foreign Minister urged African countries to ensure that every young African has access to quality education, since 'education is the cornerstone of all development'
Asia Jordan The Jordan Economic Forum covered strategies for advancing economic ties between Jordan and the EU in a dedicated meeting that saw the participation of a number of EU ambassadors