Europe United Kingdom A wave of far-right anti-migrant sentiment is sweeping across the UK and a protest in Portsmouth was marked by violent incidents; around 500 hooded people besieged the port, disrupted ferry terminals after learning of the landing of 140 migrants
Africa Uganda 'Return to sender' is the slogan and name of one of the main lines of the Ugandan clothing brand, Buzigahill, which takes imported second-hand clothes and turns them into recycled garments resold in the North
America Guyana Guyana's Amerindian People’s Association and Indigenous Council met with students from Toronto Metropolitan University to discuss and compare child and youth care services in Ontario, Canada, and Guyana, as part of the students' internship program
Asia Sri Lanka The number of areas at high risk of Dengue has increased due to the rainy weather conditions prevailing in the country, stated the National Dengue Control Unit
Asia Kyrgyzstan The National Cardiology Centre successfully performed the first transcatheter aortic valve implantation surgery, marking an important step in the development of high-tech medical care in the country, said Ministry of Health
Europe Iceland The public is invited to participate in an ongoing project that aims to clean Iceland's coastline, scheduled every Sunday until July, with Ocean Missions as pricinpale organiser
Oceania Nauru A $5 million grant agreement with Asian Development Bank will help Nauru introduce a gender-responsive approach to fiscal sustainability
Africa Morocco The National Agency for Water and Forests is raising awareness of the risk of forest fires as summer approaches; Moroccan forests are extremely flammable due to rising temperatures, reduced air humidity and the arrival of dry, hot winds
Africa Egypt The heat wave recorded in recent days is once again putting the national power grid in trouble, as extreme heat is forcing residents to use more air conditioners and electrical appliances amidst a severe energy crisis, leading to scheduled power cuts
Europe Kosovo To mark 25 years since the end of the Kosovo war, a three-month exhibition will open in central Pristina, exploring the media coverage of the war and the way artists have interpreted its legacy in the 25 years since
Asia Maldives The Financial Intelligence Unit of Maldives became member of Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units, facilitating information sharing between national financial intelligence agencies to investigate and prevent money laundering and terrorist funding
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Kitabus, from 'kita', book in Swahili, and 'bus', is a mobile library designed to promote reading to a wide audience, an initiative of the French Institute in Bukavu to promote basic education through books in line with the Congolese school curriculum
Africa Madagascar The opposition platform announced the creation of the Committee for the Defence of Popular Choice; few days before the results of the legislative elections, allegations of irregularities and electoral fraud multiplied, and the opposition increased appeals
Asia Taiwan The municipality of Jiadong, Pingtung County, organised a public event to balance 800 watermelons during the Dragon Boat Festival; balancing objects is believed to bring participants peace and harmony in the New Year