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
America Guatemala Climate change and unregulated water use are intensifying migration, poverty, and hunger in Guatemala's Corredor Seco area and prompting 85,4% of locals to seek improved living conditions elsewhere; Corredor Seco covers over 10% of the national area
Africa Sierra Leone The night curfew imposed after the attack by unknown gunmen on the armoury of a military barracks, which took place in the capital Freetown, has now been lifted
America Barbados The amphitheatre of the National Botanical Gardens will be named after Richard Stoute, famous Barbadian entertainer
Africa Burkina Faso The construction of the first refinery for gold, the country's main mineral resource, has started, with a production capacity of about 400 kilograms of gold per day, according to Ismael Siby, managing director of Marena Gold, co-manager of the refinery
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Nobel Peace Prize laureate Denis Mukwege kicked off his campaign for president in next month's elections, promising to tackle corruption and the violent conflict that is devastating communities in the east of the country
America El Salvador President Nayib Bukele will continue his term until November 30, then will start his reelection campaign; this adheres to the Supreme Court's ruling that his candidacy demands a leave of absence, and he must propose substitutes for the 2024 elections
Africa Egypt The gold sector will be boosted with a $2,5 million exploration agreement by the Mineral Resources Authority with Lotus Gold Corp
Africa Senegal The hunger strike of political opponent Ousmane Sonko, who was in a very worrying state of health, has come to an end; Sonko asked to avoid responding to provocations and to concentrate on the essentials
Europe Italy The Italian national tennis team won the Davis Cup, in Malaga, Spain, 47 years after the historic victory in Chile in 1976; the winners of the two matches in the final are two promising youngsters born in 2001
America Jamaica Approximately $5,6 billion has been raised by the Tourism Enhancement Fund since the fiscal year to date, a 13,5% growth on the same period in previous year and 15,68% increase over the corresponding period in 2019
Africa Guinea A press release from the General Management of Radio Fréquence Médias (FIM FM) states, with regret, that since the afternoon of Friday, 24 November 2023, there has been systematic jamming of its 95,3 frequency
Asia Bangladesh Bangladesh will focus efforts on financing the costs of climate change at the upcoming climate conference in Dubai; the country is one of the most vulnerable nations to climate change, despite producing only about 0.56% of global emissions
Europe Ireland The props used in The Banshees of Inisherin, My Left Foot, Normal People and Father Ted and other films are among the 1.800 collector's items in an online auction with an estimated value of almost half a million euros