America Cuba International investors can now build and fully own tourism facilities: to reverse the dramatic fall in tourism, authorities have eliminated the requirement for foreign groups to form a joint venture with the Cuban state to manage their tourism activities
America Bolivia The Cholitas climbers, indigenous Aymara women from Bolivia known for their remarkable physical endurance and distinctive traditional attire, are currently training to climb Mount Everest
America Haiti A video released on social media shows water has started to flow in the canal that Haitians are building between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, causing excitement mixed with concern, as the canal has not yet been completed
Europe Finland In an important environmental action, more than 1.500 Finnish artists joined in a petition calling for greater protection of forests
Europe Czech Republic According to data published by the Czech Statistical Office, in the first three quarters of this year the Czech population increased by 54.700 to 10,88 million; the reason behind the increase being foreign immigration, mainly from Ukraine
Europe Iceland Damage to homes and infrastructure in Grindavík could amount to 10 billion Icelandic kroner ($71,4 million), according to Iceland's director of natural catastrophe insurance
Asia Myanmar Opium cultivation in the Golden Triangle has expanded significantly over the past year, with Myanmar experiencing the largest increase due to ongoing civil unrest
America Brazil Brazil has deployed troops to the Venezuela border in response to Venezuela's territorial claims over the disputed Essequibo region, reinforcing its presence to ensure territorial inviolability
Africa South Sudan South Sudan withdrew all its peacekeeping forces sent to the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo; they had been sent as part of the East African Community Regional Force
Asia South Korea Of some 50.000 middle and high school students asked across the nation in 2022, 14,3% thought of suicide over the past 12 months, says a survey released by the Korea Center for Disease and Prevention Agency, now bringing the rate to 1 in 7 students
America Colombia Colombia has shifted its drug policy by revoking fines for personal drug use; the move aligns with President Gustavo Petro's call to avoid criminalizing drug consumers, emphasizing the pursuit of drug traffickers instead
America Argentina Javier Milei has officially assumed the Argentine presidency for the 2023-2027 term; mentioning in his inaugural speech the foreseen stagflation, and ensuring it as the “final ordeal" preceding his plans for the nation's “reconstruction”
Asia Japan PM Kishida would be set to remove all Cabinet members of the largest faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, previously led by former MP Shinzo Abe: they allegedly received tens of millions unreported funds from fundraising parties
Europe Vatican City St. Peter's Basilica has announced two new charity projects, aimed at helping refugees and prisoners, as part of preparations for the upcoming Jubilee in 2025, which is expected to attract more than 30 million pilgrims to Rome