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
Asia Vietnam With the start of another lychee season, the province of Bắc Giang has already exported 3,5 tonnes of early lychees to Germany from a local company, Vifoco Import Export Joint Stock Company
Europe San Marino The new Observatory dedicated to New Space Economy and New Technologies is set on Mount Titano, following 1st edition of San Marino International Aerospace Exhibition, organised in October, and the creation of International Space Economy Research Centre
Europe Sweden The Swedish government has declared its intention to allow breweries, distilleries and wine producers to sell alcoholic beverages directly to customers visiting their businesses, easing the country's strict alcohol monopoly
Oceania Vanuatu Out of 1359 infants who passed through the Shefa health clinic last month, 50% were diagnosed with scabies, revealed Roslinda Narwayency the nurse in charge of the mother-and-child clinic
Asia Sri Lanka Electricity tariffs will be reduced as of 1 July 2024, with Ceylon Electricity Board presenting its tariff revision proposal to the Public Utility Commission of Sri Lanka
America Ecuador Fight against organized crime has recently been intensified, with soldiers deployed to patrol streets, some limitations on personal freedoms, and efforts to eliminate corruption
Europe Serbia Flag carrier Air Serbia said it carried a record 372.638 passengers in May, up 11% year-on-year, the highest number since 2013, when it began operating under its current name
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The hashtag #AllEyesOnCongo is drawing renewed global attention to the situation in the nation, which is being torn apart by a terrible and protracted conflict with millions of victims and displaced people
Asia Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, on a working visit to the northern region of the country, handed over the keys to 200 new passenger buses to the Velayat Automotive Company
Africa Mali A coalition of Malian political parties and associations known as the Action Synergy for Mali has called for a protest against the high cost of living and ongoing electricity cuts, which plague the Sahelian country and its economy
Africa Ivory Coast A musical inspired by the life of Felix Houphouet Boigny, father of independence and first president of Côte d'Ivoire, will be staged for the first time on 7 and 8 June at the Treichville Palace of Culture in Abidjan
Africa Sudan 20 tonnes of medicines, including life-saving drugs and anaesthetics, surgical sutures, gauze, cannulas, antibiotics and syringes, were dropped by aircraft on al-Fashir, the capital of the North Darfur state and the scene of heavy fighting
Africa Tunisia UNOPS is working with the Tunisian government and the World Bank to help purchase new state-of-the-art medical technology to improve the delivery of clinical, surgical and emergency health services throughout the country