America Uruguay To restore police presence on the streets is priority for Montevideo's new police chief, who rejects the idea of heavy hand, defends use of armored vehicles to protect officers, maintains that Uruguay is far from falling into violence as Central America
Europe Belgium The centuries-old typical Belgian irrigation technique has been recognised by UNESCO as a intangible cultural heritage of humanity; the irrigation technique is linked to a specific vocabulary and requires knowledge handed down from older generations
Europe Ireland Shane MacGowan's funeral, which will be open to the public, will take place today in Tipperary, near the place where the musician and singer spent much of his childhood
Europe Portugal An early election has been announced for 10 March 2024 after Prime Minister Antonio Costa unexpected resigned last 7 November amid a probe into possible government corruption
Africa Egypt Egypt signed with China a series of space agreements, including cooperation on the Chinese-led International Lunar Station
America Honduras The Central American Bank for Economic Integration approved a US$606,9 million loan for Honduras to finance a program aimed at expanding and improving the country's road infrastructure
America Barbados Frederick 'Freddie' Miller Polyclinic received $40.000 in medical equipment to improve the care provided to residents of The Glebe, St George and surrounding communities
Europe Belarus Belarus, together with Russia, has been excluded from the 37 countries that will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest scheduled to take place in Malmö, Sweden, in May 2024
Asia Azerbaijan Participants of the International Forum on 'Healthy Environment and Mine-Free Living to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals', organised by the Azerbaijan Agency for State Support to NGOs, witnessed the landmine neutralisation process in Aghdam
America El Salvador El Salvador has achieved 500 days without homicides; the accomplishment was announced on social media by President Nayib Bukele, attributing it to his fight against gangs
Asia Brunei The Indonesian Ambassador to Brunei inaugurated a temporary branch of the Workers' Social Security Employment Programme at the Indonesian Embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan to protect Indonesian migrant workers
Asia China Imports and exports expanded by 1,2% year-on-year in November, with exports recording their first dollar expansion in 7 months, beating market expectations with further evidence that China's economic recovery consolidates despite challenges
Oceania Australia Healthcare assets performed second only to industrial real estate, with an average annual capital growth between 2017 and 2022 of 6,8%, just behind that of industrial real estate at 10,7%
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina A MoU for the preservation, development and promotion of label 'The most beautiful village in BiH' on the national and international market was signed between the City of Mostar and the Association for the Development of Rural Tourism for Blagaj village