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
Europe France Panic buttons will be installed in schools in a bid to alert police of terrorist attacks, after a teacher has been murdered last month; several towns and cities already use them but PM Borne said the system should be introduced nationwide
Europe Spain The third quarter of this year closed with a new employment record of 21,3 million people, despite the general rise in unemployment, while youth figures remained well above an 'acceptable ceiling' by EU standards
Asia Bangladesh Up to 25.000 garment workers clashed with police in Bangladesh, officials said, while protests over the refusal of a pay rise offered by the government forced the closure of at least 100 factories outside Dhaka
Europe Czech Republic The organising team of the 2024 World Ice Hockey Championships, to be held in Ostrava and Prague next May, is looking for a total of 1.000 volunteers to help co-ordinate the event with an open call for anyone over 17 years of age
Africa Tanzania A group of Czech specialists collaborated with the operators of the Mkomazi National Park in Tanzania to track and study the lions' movements by placing trackable collars on selected lions in order to collect data to help conservation workers protect them
Asia Yemen Almost 50.000 people in northern Shan have been displaced by fighting after an alliance of ethnic armed groups launched an offensive against the military two weeks ago
Africa Togo Make Africa 2023, an African festival on technological innovation and maker culture, ends today in Lomé; this year's theme is "Faire Ensemble" and was attended by around 300 innovators from different Fablabs
Africa Botswana Hunting quotas for elephants and other species could be increased to the maximum allowed for the benefit of communities during the 2024 hunting season
Europe Portugal Portuguese anti-mining groups urged the government to suspend and review all lithium projects as authorities investigate alleged corruption in the management of 'green' energy deals that led to the prime minister's resignation
Africa Ethiopia The highest number of malaria cases has been recorded in the country in at least seven years; according to the WHO there has been a 25% increase in infections and consequent illness within one month
America United States Thousands of activists in the US have united under the slogan 'Black Lives 4 Palestine', finding common cause between supporting Palestinians and the African-American community, with strong roots of solidarity between black and Palestinian organisers
Asia South Korea Activists, unions, environmental groups will stage protests in Seoul today, as part of a series of demonstrations to demand various concessions from the government, including the resignation of President Yoon Seok-yeol
Asia Philippines To organize commemoration of 650th anniversary of Philippine Muslim history and heritage a national committee has been formed; Islam arrived in 1380, making it “the oldest monotheistic religion” in the country that has around 6% of Muslims