Asia Taiwan Taipei's 42-year-old pedestrian overpass near Daan Forest Park will be demolished despite protests from local residents and advocates pf heritage and culture
Oceania Tonga A medical team from China will provide free medical services at the Ngū Hospital in Vava'u, from 20 to 29 November, with 6 specialised doctors for diagnosis, health screening, orthopaedic and gynaecological surgery and medical tests
Asia Turkey A project initiated in Izmir by scientists from various disciplines has led to the development of a device that allows diabetes patients to measure their blood sugar levels using their mobile phones and share the data in real time
America Belize Tropical Storm Sara caused severe flooding in western Belize, inundating several communities and damaging infrastructure; prime Minister John Briceno pledged aid for affected residents and measures to prevent future flooding
America Grenada State contractor Gravel & Concrete is working alongside the Project 500 promoted by the Dickona Mitchell-led Congress administration to provide more housing units for the people of Grenada
Africa Somalia More than 427.000 people were internally displaced in Somalia in the first 10 months of 2024, the UN refugee agency said; rate of internal displacement due to conflict and insecurity increased significantly in October
Asia Palestine The situation in the north of the Gaza Strip has been described as 'apocalyptic' by UN aid chief Joyce Msuya
Oceania Papua New Guinea The new Milne Bay Teachers College, in the Alotau district, will welcome its first group of students in early 2025, after receiving approval for the operating licence
Europe Sweden The largest mycoplasma outbreak in several years is affecting Sweden this autumn, with over 1000 people hospitalised since September; about one in 10 who are infected by mycoplasma get pneumonia
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The Environment minister praised Portugal's initiative to swap debt for environmental projects, admitting that the burden of debt has made it difficult to mitigate climate change in the country
Africa South Sudan South Sudan's Ministry of Youth and Sports presented the Sports Development Policy 2024-2030, a roadmap to revolutionise sports development in the country
Oceania Nauru TMC, a metallurgical company for exploration of metals accumulated on the seabed, has set 27 June 2025 as the deadline for submitting an exploitation application to the ISA, supported by its subsidiary Nauru Ocean Resources Inc and the Government of Nauru
Africa Togo Local actors recently opened a validation workshop in Lomé, organised by the Ministry of the Environment, aimed at bringing the country in line with global standards in terms of biodiversity
Europe North Macedonia NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte appointed Radmila Sekerinska as his deputy; she was previously Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration and Minister of Defence during North Macedonia's accession to NATO in 2020