Asia Kazakhstan 16th Astana Mining & Metallurgy AMM Congress and Exhibition is closing today; the event brought together global industry leaders, investors, and policymakers to discuss the future of Kazakhstan’s mining and metallurgical sector.
Africa Cameroon Cocoa farmers are trying to find suitable treatments for pod diseases that are weakening the crops; as many local producers sell in Nigeria rather than on the local market, competition among buyers had already driven up the price for chocolate producers
Africa Gambia Director General of the State Intelligence Services and National Security Advisor of the country stated that the fight against terrorism must be approached from a multidimensional perspective that includes addressing the causes and triggers
Europe Italy Today the journalists from public TV channel RAI will strike, after years, against the "suffocating control" over journalistic work, the attempt to make it a government megaphone, the absence of an industrial plan, staff shortages and precarious positions
America Antigua and Barbuda The Antigua and Barbuda Hospitality Training Institute has launched three short courses aimed at enhancing community-specific skills in the hospitality and tourism sector
Africa Tanzania Heavy rain and strong winds caused damage and new flooding as Cyclone Hidaya hit the country over the weekend; ferry services between Tanzania's commercial centre, Dar es Salaam, and Zanzibar island - an international tourist destination - were suspended
Africa Comoros The medical team of the Cholera Treatment Centre in Hombo presented the epidemiological situation of cholera to the press, emphasizing that a good number of patients go on their own, showing awareness and helping curb infections and reduce deaths
Asia Azerbaijan Azerbaijan could invite countries to conclude a truce during the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Baku
Africa Guinea-Bissau The Minister of the Interior and Public Order has promised to ensure 100% security for citizens in the suburbs of Bissau and reduce the crime wave in these areas
Oceania Australia Women are calling on the government to intervene on the epidemic of violence against women in the country, which has now become an emergency spread throughout the country
Asia Bahrain A major contract to provide EPC services and technology for the modernisation of the wastewater treatment plant in North Sitra has been awarded to Bluewater Bio, one of the fastest growing water technology companies in Europe
Africa Senegal After two weeks of negotiations, the State managed to acquire the library of Leopold Sedar Senghor, containing several hundred signed works, in Verson, Normandy, where the former president and poet owned a mansion
Africa Malawi The Center For Community Empowerment Initiative is conducting Free Dog Vaccination and Castration Week in Mzuzu to promote responsible dog ownership, control dog population and guarantee owned dogs are free of rabies
Asia Bangladesh The average rainfall in Bangladesh was one millimetre in April, the lowest in the country in 43 years, since 1981; the average rainfall in April is 134 mm