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
Europe Poland A massive demonstration saw tens of thousands of nationalists take to the streets in Warsaw to honour 'God, Family and Fatherland', after recent election victories put the country on a more globalist path
Africa Uganda The Nyege Nyege music festival came to a close in Uganda yesterday, with thousands of people attending the annual four-day event on the shores of Lake Victoria; embassies of US, UK and Ireland had warned citizens not to attend due to risk of attacks
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%
America Bolivia Thousands of Bolivian miners paralysed La Paz for two days, suspending blockades while awaiting dialogue with President Luis Arce, as they are protesting for new gold mining areas amid environmentalist opposition
Europe Vatican City Catholic charitable confederation Caritas Internationalis joined urgent call for a ceasefire in statement 'Now is the time for peace', calling for humanitarian access to be provided to the 2,3 million people in Gaza and for hostages to be released
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has become the first Eastern Caribbean country to sign on to the School Meals Coalition, a global Member State-led initiative that has been established to promote school health and nutrition
Africa Zimbabwe The government has purchased a number of new advanced radiotherapy machines, used to treat cancer, which will soon be installed in two large public hospitals
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
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 Nigeria The country loses $100 billion every year since 2020 due to the effects of climate change, according to Agora Policy; 3 threats are the Sahara desert invading northern pastures, rains eroding farmland in Niger delta and flooding on southern Atlantic coast
Asia United Arab Emirates Over 35.000 amateur cyclists and cycling enthusiasts took to the streets for the 2023 Dubai Ride; people of all ages and abilities collectively cycled over 546.000 km
Asia Turkmenistan The award ceremony for the winners of the 'Digital Solution - 2023' innovative project competition took place in Ashgabat, with projects like innovative pushchair for people with limited mobility and a web platform to help children choose their profession
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