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
Asia Saudi Arabia More than 1.000 local, Arab and international publishing houses are exhibiting their products at the fifth Jeddah Book Fair, launched by the Commission for Literature, Publishing and Translation under the slogan 'Ports of Culture'
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
Oceania Tuvalu Tuvalu's Foreign Minister Simon Kofe said that a climate migration treaty with Australia violates Tuvalu's sovereignty and must be renegotiated
Asia Thailand To contrast the proliferation of counterfeit products online in order to safeguard property rights and uphold its international reputation, Thailand is stepping up its efforts
Europe Switzerland Almost 300 nurses leave their jobs every month because of difficult working conditions; the phenomenon is affecting young graduates, posing major challenges to Swiss hospitals, though - despite the difficulties - the profession still attracts vocations
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
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
Oceania Samoa Samoa's 60 Tala commemorative banknote was awarded 'Best commemorative banknote of the year' at the High Security Printing Asia event in Sri Lanka
Oceania Tonga Craftswoman Lu'isa Nau uses only local materials to authenticate the handicrafts, criticising the imported counterfeits with which local artisans have to compete; her creative work, in line with sustainable development goals, was recently given a grant
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
Africa Sudan Over 3.000 humanitarian organisations operating in Sudan have completely ceased work since the outbreak of the ongoing civil war in mid-April, the official SUNA news agency reported, citing the Sudanese Humanitarian Aid Commission
America Peru Alberto Fujimori, Peru's former president, detained and sentenced to 25 years in prison on charges of human rights violations, has been released; Human Rights Watch declared it a violation of the country's obligations as he hasn’t completed his sentence
America Saint Kitts and Nevis Small business entrepreneurs have been informed that they must register and join the coverage programme for the self-employed with the St. Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board and pay their contributions directly