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 Palestine The WFP stated that civilians in the Gaza Strip face the 'immediate possibility of starvation', with aid again suspended due to lack of fuel and electricity; the WHO warned that diseases are spreading rapidly
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The UN must accelerate the withdrawal of its peacekeepers from the Democratic Republic of Congo to meet the agreed deadline, said President Felix Tshisekedi; in 2020, the UN announced a phased withdrawal of its largest mission starting in 2024
Africa Burundi Seven players of the Burundi national under-19 handball team were placed in a detention centre after being discovered in Belgium by immigration authorities
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina As at 30 September this year, 273.700 people were registered in the employment service registers, a decrease of 3.231 compared to the previous month; the share of the female population in the number of unemployed was 163.124, or 59,6%
Asia Lebanon The country began its qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup with the shadow of war hanging over it and its opponent on the pitch, Palestine, in a match that ended 0-0
Europe Andorra The municipality of Encamp presented the project to build a new day care centre for the elderly in the parish, with an investment of approximately €3,2 million for work to be completed by mid-2025
America Guatemala Guatemala’s avocado market is currently eyeing India, a potential market of 1,4 billion people, with the Minister of Economy citing its privileged geographic position and the potential of surpassing the US$1,5 billion that were done in exports in 2022
America Barbados Barbados may soon be removed from Financial Action Task Force's Grey List, as indicated by International Monetary Fund delegation, which highlights significant steps to strengthen its regulatory framework against money laundering and terrorist financing
Africa South Africa 200.000 schoolchildren in the South African province of KwaZulu Natal still have to walk more than three kilometres every day to get to class
America El Salvador El Salvador inaugurated Central America’s largest library; it was a gift from China and was hailed by President Nayib Bukele as a cultural haven, housing 360.000 books in a building designed after the nation's landscape
Africa Lesotho A new health post has been handed over to the residents of Pholo-Namane, which will serve 5.000 people who will be able to access essential services without travelling to the Botha-Bothe hospital
Europe Kosovo The total number of air passengers in September 2023 was 304.420, or 20,3% more than in the same period of the previous year, while the number of rail passengers was 4.990, or 24,9% fewer
America Dominica School bus drivers in the Eastern District, who had been on strike, resumed transport services for pupils at Castle Bruce Secondary School and several primary schools, after reaching an agreement with the Dominican government