Africa Kenya In Namorotukunan tools made with Oldowan technology were found in three escavation layers, suggesting primitive humans who lived 2,75 million years ago used stone tools continuously for 300.000 years passing down knowledge through thousands of generations
Asia South Korea In Incheon’s Songdo district, a 63-year-old father allegedly shot and killed his son at a birthday party with a crude homemade gun and fled; Police arrested him in Seoul and found 15 improvised explosives at his home, forcing evacuation for 100 residents
Oceania Australia Swiss miner Glencore is considering shutting down two operations; though Mount Isa copper smelter and Townsville refinery directly employ 550 people, Dyno Nobel’s Hill 500, 17.000 jobs in the downstream activities in North Queensland could be in jeopardy
Africa Kenya Unused lunch money of the Kenya Defence Forces deducted from their salaries will be converted into savings; the directive has stirred resentment and comes amid growing discontent over the Pay-As-You-Eat policy, part of Kenya Kwanza’s austerity reforms
Asia Israel Israel reportedly recited the call for immediate peace in the Gaza Strip, jointly advanced by 28 countries, by stating it is 'disconnected from reality and passing the wrong message to Hamas'
Africa Liberia 31 Burkinabé cocoa farmers were jailed for allegedly trespassing and clearing forestry concessions in Grand Gedeh County to plant cocoa; ranging from teenagers to the 50s, they were rounded up by Forestry Development Authority rangers in a routine patrol
Europe Liechtenstein With a time of 12.26'', Fiona Matt narrowly misses her personal best at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Skopje, North Macedonia
Africa Algeria The commitment to update Algeria's legislation in the fight against all forms of criminality, adapting it to modern developments and ensuring it complies with the international conventions ratified was reaffirmed by Minister of Justice, Lotfi Boudjemaa
Europe Iceland Over 2.000 micrograms per cubic meter of sulfur dioxide have been recorded on Monday, the highest levels since volcanic activity began on the Reykjanes Peninsula; though the levels are now decreasing, a thick volcanic haze still lingers over the city
Europe Andorra Promote and encourage the exchange of university students between Andorra and Monaco has been discussed during the official visit of a delegation from the General Council led by Ombudsman Carles Ensenyat to the Principality
Asia Bangladesh Students rallies formed in Bangladesh after deadly air force jet crash killed 31 in a Dhaka school, of which 25 children; demands include accountability compensation for families and new training procedures for the air force
Oceania Micronesia Under new US Immigration and Customs Enforcement targeting numbers of potentially illegal aliens, latest unprecedented development is Micronesians being removed from the US to the offshore detention facility at the US Navy base in Guantánamo Bay
Europe Slovakia Slovakia’s IT sector has slowed down with reduced numbers of job openings: professionals are experiencing layoffs and more competition for fewer vacancies, with young jobseekers in greater difficulties if without specific skills
America Jamaica Cricket West Indies apologised for the chaos during the opening T20 due to slow and congested lines and assured fans there will be smoother entry for the second T20 International between the West Indies and Australia