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 Armenia The World Customs Organisation organised a national workshop on X-ray image analysis in Yerevan, bringing together 25 customs officials from the State Board of Revenue of the Republic of Armenia
Asia Syria The Governor of Homs, Namir Makhlouf, discussed with the WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean how to support the governorate's health sector
Europe Spain In the 2023-2024 season, about 400.000 tonnes of lemons will not be sold and will go to waste - about 27% of the expected production; the losses from this massive wastage, caused by a number of reasons, are estimated at €120 million
Asia Taiwan Uber Technologies, the parent company of the Uber Eats delivery platform, has reached an agreement with Delivery Hero SE to acquire its foodpanda delivery service in Taiwan
Africa Tanzania The US Embassy in Tanzania has declared a temporary closure for two days due to ongoing network problems in the country, citing the degradation of network services caused by the cutting of an undersea cable affecting Tanzania, Kenya and other nations
Europe San Marino After 8 years of negotiations, Foreign Secretary Beccari finalised the text of the agreement with the EU, regulating the participation of the country in EU's internal market as well as cooperation in other areas while respecting San Marino's peculiarities
Asia Georgia The single-chamber parliament approved in its 3rd and final reading the law on so-called foreign agents, modeled on a similar law in force for years in Russia, used to shut down independent media, NGOs and civil society associations
Europe Poland Approximately $375 million will be allocated by Poland to strengthen the border fence with Belarus, currently not effective enough to deter irregular migrants
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The United Nations has made €2.3 million available to support justice and security reform; this is a first collaboration between the country and the Peacebuilding Commission and Fund
Africa South Sudan Almost two-thirds of girls over the age of 15 in South Sudan are illiterate, the US Embassy in Juba said, emphasising the need to increase government funding for girls' education
America Bahamas The country expects foreign air passenger arrivals to exceed two million fliers for the first time in 2024, after more than 500.000 landed in the first quarter of the year, an increase of 7,3% year-on-year
Africa Mali A longer transition and a military presidential candidacy to arrive at the longed-for elections are among the almost 300 recommendations contained in the final document resulting from the Inter-Malian Dialogue
America Antigua and Barbuda Several legislative amendments aimed at aligning with international tax standards and getting the country off the European Union's grey list have been passed by the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda