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
America Grenada A senior Grenada government minister has confirmed that all elected members of parliament, including those in opposition, will benefit from a salary of $5.000 East Caribbean dollars (€1.700) starting 1 January 2024
Europe Albania At least 1.700 organised criminals from Albania are at large in the UK, British police fear; officers from the Metropolitan Police and the National Crime Agency have requested documents from the Albanian authorities on each of the suspects
Africa Seychelles The presence of blue whales in Seychelles waters was discovered during dedicated scientific investigations and scientists hope that further research on these elusive animals will be possible, said the Save Our Seas Foundation
Asia Nepal With up to $24,5 million in funding, 'Feeding Nepal's Future' will work to simplify access to agricultural inputs and contribute to the country's overall agricultural development, USAID said
Europe Slovenia Slovenia's annual inflation rate fell to 4,9% in November, the lowest in two years and two percentage points lower than the previous month, although it remains among the highest in the EU, according to new data from the statistics office
Europe Andorra Andorra's Feminist Action association criticised the criminal case against Vanessa Mendoza, president of Stop Violences, for defaming the country's institutions, saying that the government 'is attacking freedom of expression'
Africa Angola The country's meteorological and geophysical systems have been modernised to provide rapid responses to populations affected by continuous natural disasters
Africa Mali The foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have proposed the creation of a confederation as a step towards their long-term goal of uniting in a federation; in September, leaders had initiated the Alliance of Sahel States, a mutual defence pact
Asia Georgia The second round of the simultaneous clean-up series, jointly conducted by students, teachers, partner organisations and environmental association Sadagi, took place; of the 170 schools involved, only 39 were selected for logistical and financial problems
Europe Malta Malta-sponsored research will measure the impact of climate change on small island states; the tool, based on the multidimensional vulnerability index, is designed to be scalable and universally applicable
Asia Maldives Pakistan has agreed to assist the country in fulfilling President Mohamed Muizzu's commitment to plant 5 million trees, in an agreement reached on the sidelines of COP28
Europe Netherlands The storage of so-called 'light' consumer fireworks is much more dangerous than previously thought, as revealed by a research team from the University of Twente on behalf of the Tweede Kamer
America Haiti Several artists, including one Mexican, painted graffiti-style murals at the Cap-Haitien International Airport during the seventh edition of Festi Graffiti, which took place under the theme 'One city, one history, our heritage'