Asia Bangladesh Recent studies demonstrated that microplastics are present in water, sediments, fish, salt, soft drinks, milk, edible oil and more products in Bangladesh, underscoring the growing concern that these pollutants are transferred to humans through food
America Chile Foreign direct investment in Chile increased by 28% in the first two months of 2024, totaling US$3.580 billion, surpassing the US$2.805 billion received during the same period in 2023, according to the Central Bank
America Dominica Work on the much-anticipated "World's Longest Cable Car" tourism project continues apace in Dominica; the project is being advanced with the use of the Black Hawk helicopter and has reached major milestones in its development
America Mexico Mexico will request Ecuador's suspension from the United Nations until Ecuador publicly apologizes for the armed forces' raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito, announced by Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena during a press conference
America Jamaica The government is providing aid to farmers affected by the current drought conditions by supporting several communities in Clarendon, St. Elizabeth, Manchester and Trelawny, the hardest hit
Europe Latvia A proposal by Ministry of Health and medical experts to ban the sale of alcohol on the Internet failed to win; deputies agreed on a compromise that rules out impulse buying of alcoholic beverages on the Internet
America Belize A Laboratory Information Management System aimed at enhancing the country's forensic capabilities has been launched; this system facilitates improved collaboration within Belize's criminal justice system
Europe Switzerland Siding with a group of elderly Swiss women against their government in ruling that could have implications across the continent, European Court of Human Rights ruled that countries must better protect their citizens from the consequences of climate change
Africa Sudan Since the outbreak of war in Sudan a year ago today, 360 cases of violations against journalists have been documented, and 90% of media outlets have been destroyed
Asia Indonesia During the 2024 Eid al-Fitr exodus a decrease of 15% in accidents has been reported compared to last year's Eid, from 2.159 to 1.835 nationally; the National Police Traffic Corps also specifies fatalities decreased by 3%
Europe Luxembourg The Grand Duchy is second only to Norway in the world ranking of international aid donors, new OECD figures show; Grand Duchy assistance to developing countries accounted for 0,99% of its gross national income
Europe Greece Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Casper Ruud 6-1, 6-4 to win the Monte Carlo Masters on clay for the third time in four years
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina A resolution on Srebrenica, where a genocide was committed in 1995, may soon be found in UN; among other things, it condemns genocide denial and calls for July 11 to become the International Day of Remembrance of the Srebrenica Genocide
Europe Kosovo Agreement between Kosovo and Albania on education and scientific research has entered into force: the two states will offer 30 student scholarships of up to 1.000€ per academic year, per recipient