America Brazil A Federal Court ordered Land Reform Agency to remove land occupiers from various sites in the Amazon; the decision follows a request from the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil, a nationwide coalition that is denouncing unlawful settlings
America Saint Lucia The Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards has assumed, for the first time, the role of co-secretariat, alongside the British Standards Institute, to steer and support the development of an International Standard for organizations on modern slavery
Africa Benin The Tribunal for the Suppression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism has decided to also try cases involving personal morality; as many victims cannot afford to travel to attend hearings the tribunal has decided to hold mobile hearings
Asia Syria Israeli military aircraft have carried out an act of aggression against Syria, as announced in a statement by the Israeli army, which claimed the necessity of the attack in response to rocket fire from Syria towards the occupied Golan Heights
Asia Vietnam Red Cross held its annual blood donation festival in Ha Noi, hoping to collect 200 units of blood as demand increases towards the end of the year; over 1.2 million units of blood have been collected since the beginning of the year
Europe Switzerland The Swiss population seems to be in favour of placing a salary cap on managers: whereas in 2022 those who favoured this measure were 75% of those surveyed, today those in favour rise to 83%
Africa Zambia The National Assembly suspended 17 deputies of opposition parties for a period of 30 days, following an alleged incident of misconduct during a parliamentary session last week
Europe Slovakia Among potential candidates, Voice-SD president Peter Pellegrini has the best chance of winning next year's presidential election, according to the results of a poll conducted by the Ipsos agency
Europe Moldova 165 specialised textbooks were distributed to vocational education institutions in Moldova, purchased by the Ministry of Education and Research within the framework of the 'Strong enterprises and communes for Moldova' project
Oceania Tuvalu Canberra could offer a shelter to Tuvalu's entire population, at a rate of 280 per year, giving special permission to live, study and work in Australia, and in return it will have veto power over any defence pacts signed by Tuvalu with other countries
Europe Netherlands Health insurance premiums will see a rise in 2024, even though less than initially expected; of 29 different packages analyzed, monthly premiums will rise by an average of 5,2% taking the total from just below 142€ to 149,23€ per month
Oceania Marshall Islands The College of the Marshall Islands was the third school visited by the US Navy Pacific Fleet band; interruptions due to rain forced an early end on the concert
Asia Pakistan The country formally requested new loans of $600 million from two Chinese banks, signalling a critical step in the ongoing negotiations with the International Monetary Fund for the disbursement of the second tranche of a $3 billion rescue package
Europe San Marino 10th edition of 'Nott'Arte' 2023 ends today; during the 9 editions, held from 2008 to 2017, the event was visited by more than 20.000 people, with over 500 works on display and 350 artists, consolidating its position as San Marino's leading artistic event