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
Europe Bulgaria New Eurostat data show that Bulgaria is the second country in the EU with a significant percentage of people with a low level of education living in poverty, with 67,9% falling into the poverty category
America Colombia The Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) has introduced a new version of animal welfare assessment methodologies, ensuring compliance with standards and emphasising measurable indicators for well-being diagnostics for animals
America Dominican Republic Days after a tropical disturbance caused widespread damage in the Dominican Republic, more than one million people in Greater Santo Domingo, San Cristóbal, Azua and Duarte remain without access to drinking water
America Costa Rica In a groundbreaking operation, Costa Rica dismantled the first fentanyl production and trafficking network in Central America, seizing 1.100 doses
Africa Gabon The ruling junta has paid the first instalment of the conservation fund that is a key part of a pioneering 'debt-for-nature' agreement to protect the coastal waters with the world's largest leatherback turtle population
Asia Iraq An inscription written in Aramaic and Greek meaning 'donor of the two brothers' and a drachma suggest to archaeologists at British Museum the discovery of a temple in Iraq requested by Alexander the Great and dedicated to Greek gods and the warrior king
Africa Cape Verde Jacob Vicente, a specialist in Social and Organisational Psychology, said today that Cape Verdeans are 'concerned' about their mental health and that many have sought treatment, especially for mental disorders and the end of a relationship
Africa Madagascar The scale of the heat wave that hit Madagascar in October, the worst the island has seen in 40 years, is a consequence of climate change caused by human activity according to a report by the World Weather Attribution
Africa Lesotho UNITAR's international training centre launched training workshops in Lesotho, South Africa, Eswatini and Namibia; in Maseru, the inaugural workshop was held with 100 government officials and law enforcement officers from Lesotho Road Safety Department
Asia South Korea BTS members Jung Kook, RM, Jimin and V are to begin military service in December; the last four members of the pop supergroup have begun enlisting, meaning the band will finish their mandatory military service by 2025
Oceania Marshall Islands Two studies on the Marshall Islands conducted by the global fish value chain development initiative FISH4ACP show that investing in cold storage facilities and tuna loading equipment can turn the Marshall Islands into a tuna containerisation hub
America Brazil Brazil's National Development Bank (BNDES) has greenlit the allocation of US$65 million from the US$1,3 billion Amazon Fund to establish a law enforcement initiative addressing deforestation and environmental crimes in the rainforest
Asia Nepal The National Human Rights Commission urged the government not to use force and refrain from arresting protesters, stressing the importance of respecting their freedom of opinion and expression