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 Bahamas The IMF has recommended that The Bahamas consider implementing a corporate income tax and a personal income tax for high earners
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The drainage and irrigation system for agriculture fields in Camavo, Cantagalo district, was inaugurated as part of the joint United Nations project to promote local food value chains and fair employment opportunities
Africa Liberia The National AIDS Commission, in collaboration with the National AID Control Programme and partners, has released the activities that will lead to the commemoration of World AIDS Day 2023 in Liberia
Africa Rwanda The government has opened up the public transport market to privately owned buses as a measure to address the shortage of vehicles and long queues in Kigali; previously, only public transport companies or cooperatives were allowed to transport passengers
Europe Vatican City Pope Francis wrote the preface to the posthumous book by Metropolitan John Zizioulas of Pergamon, late Orthodox bishop and theologian of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, entitled 'Remembering the Future: Towards an Eschatological Ontology'
Africa Sudan In the world's largest child displacement crisis, some 7.600 children flee their homes every day in Sudan, according to a new analysis by Save the Children
Asia Qatar The World Innovation Summit for Education is bringing together over 2000 stakeholders and 100 local, regional and international experts in Doha, offering different perspectives on the value of artificial intelligence in education and the risks associated
Africa Djibouti Japan is considering providing defence equipment to Djibouti under a new framework of security assistance, in new cooperation framework clearly aimed at China
America Trinidad and Tobago Every effort is being made to ensure that teachers receive their arrears by Christmas, assured Education Minister Nyan Gadsby-Dolly
Asia North Korea A large North Korean ferry, accused of breaking sanctions during past trips to Japan, returned to the DPRK east coast port city of Wonsan after undergoing maintenance and upgrades for a month
Asia Lebanon Clashes between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanon's Shia military group, on Lebanon's southern border have had a disastrous effect on the country's tourism sector, industry experts said, with many hotels forced to close
Europe Belarus President Lukashenko signed Decree No. 375 "On the Proclamation of 2024 Year of Quality"
America Antigua and Barbuda The Holy Trinity School celebrated its 100th anniversary of educating Barbuda's young people, with the theme 'A Century of Excellence: Advancing to a Future of Endless Possibilities'