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
Africa Malawi The government of Malawi and the World Bank signed a Malawi Social Protection Multi Donor Trust Fund that focused on the support of vulnerable people
America United States The US vetoed the UN Security Council resolution calling for a 'humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza' and describing the humanitarian situation as 'catastrophic', despite pressure from Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
America Mexico Due to financial constraints amid a record year for migration, Mexico's immigration agency, led by Francisco Garduño, has suspended deportations and migrant transfers, with the finance ministry attributing it to budget adjustments
Africa eSwatini Neal Rijikernberg, Minister of Finance, launched the End Malaria Border Fund's Resource Mobilisation Campaign, an initiative that aims to raise funds that will help the country's end malaria activities
Africa Gabon Gabon's military leader, General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, visited Cameroon, calling on Central African states to lift economic sanctions on his country before the 2025 elections
America Panama In a record-breaking surge, over 500.000 migrants, predominantly Venezuelans, have crossed the Darien jungle from Colombia to Panama this year, double the 2022 figure, prompting the Panamanian government to establish aid centers
America Jamaica The Percy Junor Hospital is the latest health facility to benefit from upgrades and customer service training under the Ministry of Health and Wellness' Compassionate Care Programme
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
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
America Cuba The first branch of the Cuban Association of People with Intellectual Disabilities, based in central province of Sancti Spiritus, has been established in the presence of the authorities of the Communist Party of Cuba and the government of the territory
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
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
Africa Togo The 11th edition of 'Lomé Fight Night', a Thai boxing competition, will take place tomorrow 9 December at the Onomo Hotel in Lomé, with top athletes from Gabon, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Nigeria, Benin and Togo