Asia Thailand Environmental crimes police shut down 16 illegal dumps in Bangkok and arrested seven people for operating them
Africa Gambia Belgian Friends of The Gambia, an international organisation, donated to 47 sponsored students attending the Nyodema Kindergarten and Bakoteh Annex Lower Basic School 33 50kg bags of rice, educational, health and agricultural items
America Mexico The country’s minimum wage will increase by 20% next year thanks to an agreement struck by the federal government with employers’ associations and unions as a response to the global-scale inflation
Oceania Palau A new eight-storey resort and villa opened its doors on 30 November 2022 in Ngerkebesang, Koror
Africa Algeria Algerian musical genre raï has been inscribed on the UNESCO intangible world heritage list, which concluded yesterday the 17th session of Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Morocco
Oceania Fiji Koroklevu Beach Hotel, a luxury hotel that helped launch mass tourism in Fiji, is now an abandoned ruin on the Coral Coast, halfway between Nadi and Suva, a stretch of coastline known as Fijian Riviera
Asia South Korea Prosecutors on Friday demanded five years in prison and a fine of 12 million won ($9,225) for former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, who stands accused of academic irregularities involving his children and interference with an inspection into a corruption case
Asia Armenia Hungary and Armenia have agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations, broken off more than a decade ago; the countries are opening up possibilities for trade, cultural, educational and tourism cooperation
Oceania Papua New Guinea Transparency International PNG will host a two-day election seminar to present the results of its observations during the 2022 national general election to promote transparency for election integrity
Europe Greece The final of the World Robot Olympiad 2022 ended with important awards for the Greek mission, ranked first in Europe and fourth worldwide
Africa Guinea-Bissau The president of the Guinea-Bissau Bar Association, Januário Pedro Correia, has been elected president of the Union of Portuguese Speaking Lawyers (UALP) for the two-year period 2023/2024
Africa Cameroon Cameroon became the first African team to ever beat Brazil at a World Cup; despite the victory, the team finished third in its group and was eliminated
Africa Niger President Bazoum gave a long speech on Thursday evening at the Luiss University in Rome, on the occasion of the meeting entitled "Italy, Niger, Europe, Africa. Two continents, one destiny" for the cooperation among the two countries