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
Europe Ukraine As Kherson residents prepare for winter, emergency services workers are scrambling to repair artillery damage to roofs and windows; 33.000 windows have been replaced in the past year
Africa Morocco Morocco’s Lower House has adopted the 2024 Finance Bill in second reading, with approval by 87 MPs and rejected by 31 others
Oceania Fiji A defence mission will soon be opened at the French Embassy in Fiji; representing the French Ministry for the Armed Forces, the defence mission will be tasked with strengthening exchanges on defence policy and military cooperation
Europe Spain Ongoing shortage of professional drivers is increasing problems for transport companies; as a need of approximately 15.000 truck drivers is estimated, ministries are working together to streamline regulations for foreign drivers
Asia Turkey Under the banner of 'Breath for the Future, Breath for the Republic', on the occasion of the centenary of the Republic, major reforestation initiatives were launched throughout the Eastern Anatolia region with the planting of 8,15 million saplings
Asia Palestine The Palestinian NGO Sada Social has detected over 3.000 digital violations against Palestinian content on social media platforms during November 2023. This brings the number of recorded violations against Palestinian content to 14.000 since October 7
Europe United Kingdom Student representatives from the feminist society Stronger Together, Time to Act met with Cardiff University's management team to discuss changes within the university; between 2017 and 2021, there were 691 reports of sexual misconduct
Europe Denmark The horses of Faroe Islands are endangered and the idea of using Icelandic mares as surrogates is being considered; in 2018, the Faroe Horse Association and the Icelandic Farmers' Association created a family tree and digital registration system
Asia South Korea National Assembly voted to discard a set of bills aimed at giving the state broadcasting regulator more power in choosing heads of public broadcasters, proposed by the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, which controls the parliamentary majority
America Venezuela In response to heightened tensions between Venezuela and Guyana over the Esequibo, a territory rich in oil, the UN urgently convened, expressing concerns about Venezuela's referendum supporting the establishment of a province in the disputed region
Africa Senegal American multinational soft drinks company Coca-Cola, through its local bottling partner, Industries de Boissons du Senegal, opened a new bottling plant in Diamniadio bringing 500 direct and 2500 indirect jobs
Oceania Tuvalu Tuvalu's Foreign Minister Simon Kofe said that a climate migration treaty with Australia violates Tuvalu's sovereignty and must be renegotiated
America Uruguay Amidst rainfall and flooding affecting cities, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Paysandú, Uruguay, provided rapid humanitarian aid by organizing and distributing 1.000 survival kits to families impacted by the inundation