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
Europe Austria Austria's glaciers will disappear within 45 years, warned the Austrian Alpine Club, in its latest glacier measurement report describing the rapid reduction of 93 glaciers in Austria over the past two years
Asia Bahrain Bahrain's monarch granted clemency to 1.584 people charged with felonies and "rioting," marking the largest mass release in the Gulf nation in years, according to state media reports
Asia Sri Lanka The country and a group of its creditors are in final negotiations to suspend debt repayments until 2028, while creditor countries, including Japan, try to prevent China's influence from expanding in the debt-stricken island
America Trinidad and Tobago The Public Transport Service Corporation has announced that for the upcoming Eid holiday, services will be suspended and will resume on Thursday, April 11
Asia Armenia Fastex from SoftConstruct, a Web3-driven ecosystem, presented community expansion and development initiatives in Armenia through a strategic partnership with Yerevan State University
Oceania Australia Examining hundreds of bones collected over decades in Winton, west-central Queensland, paleontologists have described 12 new specimens belonging to sauropods
America Bahamas Department of Meteorology officials welcomed a donation of new equipment to help with disaster analysis and weather forecasting
Africa Burundi The African Water Fund has approved a grant of approximately €2 million to Burundi for the project "Development of Water Resources and the Ruvyironza Multifunctional Dam to Improve Water and Food Security and Enhance Access to Electricity"
America Venezuela The Venezuelan NGO Acceso a la Justicia denounced the reduction of voter registration centers in Venezuela, claiming that this is aiming to discourage citizen participation in the upcoming presidential elections on 28 July
Europe Liechtenstein The government and its over 1.000 employees are expected to work in a climate-neutral manner by 2040, reaching the net zero goal ten years faster than the entire country
Africa Ivory Coast Street vending on main roads, begging, and the use of handcarts has been banned in Abidjan by District Governor Ibrahim Cissé Bacongo, with police checks intensifying in recent days
Oceania Kiribati Mayors and employees representing 18 of the 33 islands attended the annual Climate Outlook Forum for a briefing on the latest climate and ocean forecasts and to learn more about the services provided by the Kiribati Meteorological Services
Asia India Coal's share of power generation increased to 77% in the first week of April, +2% from the same period in 2023; increased coal use is offsetting lower power generation from hydropower resources