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 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
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 Indonesia Sumatra's Mount Marapi, with a summit height of 2.891 metres, erupted on Sunday, spewing a column of ash some three kilometres into the sky and forcing the evacuation of dozens of hikers
Asia Mongolia The launch event of the partnership between Mongolia and Google took place in Ulaanbaatar and Colin Marson, Director of Google for Education, announced that Google will provide 1.500 scholarships for Google Career Certificates
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The three universities of Sao Tome and Principe are facing an increase in school drop-outs, which they attribute mainly to the emigration of young people, a circumstance particularly visible this academic year in the reduction of enrollments
Europe Vatican City In Pope Francis' address to delegates at the UN Climate Change Summit, world leaders were urged not to delay action any longer and develop consistent and cohesive responses for the well-being of our common home Earth and future generations
Oceania Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea's KINA Bank officially unveiled in Port Moresby its mobile banking team, known as Red Thunder, which will register individual and corporate customers in a fast and efficient mobile banking system
Oceania Vanuatu The country will host the prestigious Oceania Football Confederation's Men's Nations Cup in June next year, after successfully hosting the Men's Champions League for the first time this year
Asia Yemen The Yemeni armed forces have pledged to resume operations against targets deep inside the territories occupied by Israel in 1948, saying they will stop attacks as soon as Israeli aggression against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip comes to a 'complete halt'
Asia Vietnam Five of the country's busiest airports will install a non-stop automatic toll collection system for incoming and outgoing cars, after the Airports Corporation of Viet Nam approved the investment
Africa Zimbabwe The South African government has announced the extension of the Zimbabwean exemption permit until November 2025, providing relief to some 178.000 Zimbabweans currently residing in South Africa
Asia Myanmar The Myanmar Embassy to Japan announced that over 800 Myanmar workers will be recruited in Japan
Asia Lebanon Villagers living off the land in southern Lebanon are rushing to sow their crops, trying to make up for lost time after weeks of hostilities with Israel forced them to miss the start of the planting season