Africa Zambia To support formalized and safe gold mining in Chitambo district, government pledged to provide equipment to registered cooperatives, enabling small scale miners enhance their operations, and to build a district hospital with mortuary services
Oceania Palau A presidential directive establishes a 'Commission for the Palau-Japan Special Economic Agreement' with the aim of building a 'special' relationship with Japan
Africa Tunisia The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights announced the launch of a multifunctional digital platform called 'Al-Forum' to systematically collect and document all digital content related to social protests and civic action
Africa Seychelles The country will introduce trade legislation to protect against dumping, which will also help protect local producers of items like beer, soft drinks and snacks
Asia Myanmar Ethnic minority insurgent groups attacked security posts in Myanmar, residents, rebels and an official said, as fighting broke out on two new fronts and thousands of people crossed into neighbouring India in search of safety
America Chile Seven Cuban athletes have officially asked to seek asylum or refuge in Chile after staying post the Pan American Games Santiago 2023 closure, citing a desire to remain in Chile amid economic crises in their country
Asia Turkey Approximately 5 million people suffer from serious diseases defined as rare, occurring in one in 2.000 individuals or less, said a senior executive of a Turkish pharmaceutical company; one of the causes could be frequent consanguineous marriages
Asia Israel Lgbt partners of fallen soldiers will be recognised as war widowers with a law passed by the Knesset after the case of reservist Captain Sagi Golan, who was killed while defending kibbutz Be'eri
Europe Slovenia This year Slovenia dropped one place in the Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index ranking, placing 10th among 180 countries, according to the indicator published by SolAbility
Asia Saudi Arabia The Saudi Coffee Expert training programme, an initiative of the Ministry of Culture and the Culinary Arts Commission, is running throughout Saudi Arabia seeking to boost the coffee industry
America Costa Rica Costa Rican researchers are testing black soldier fly larvae for converting organic waste into high-quality protein for animal feed, potentially leading to significantly reducing land and water usage compared to conventional methods
Europe Luxembourg For the third year in a row, Luxembourg residents' knowledge of English has worsened, according to a global survey, despite the population becoming more cosmopolitan, scoring 575 out of a possible 700 points in the 2023 English Proficiency Index survey
Oceania Vanuatu Minister Emelee's resignation was submitted in a letter addressed to Prime Minister Charlot Salwai in response to what he calls an orchestrated campaign to tarnish his reputation
America Trinidad and Tobago The government of Antigua and Barbuda is in talks with a desalination business based in Trinidad and Tobago to provide water as it works to alleviate the shortage, but it is not purchasing water from Trinidad and Tobago, as some media headlines claim