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
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 Russia An investigation under the hypothesis of a 'terrorist act' has been opened for the derailment of a train in Ryazan region; numerous sabotage incidents on the Russian railway network have occurred since the start of the war in Ukraine
Europe Latvia The Saeima of the Latvian Parliament adopted amendments to eight laws introducing same-sex unions, three years after the Constitutional Court's ruling emphasising the state's duty to protect the families of same-sex couples
Europe Montenegro President Milatovic presented French President Macron with an ambitious plan for Montenegro to be ready for EU membership by the end of 2026 and to become a full member in 2028
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
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 United Kingdom According to police estimates, 300.000 pro-Palestinian protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza marched through central London, in the largest British demonstration since the start of the war between Israel and Gaza
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 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 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 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan's population will surpass 20 million in November 2023, a 1,02% increase from the beginning of the year, or 201.100 people; at the beginning of October, the urban population amounted to 12.387.957 and rural population to 7.580.007
Asia Laos Members of the National Assembly expressed concern about the rising dropout rate and acute teacher shortage plaguing both Vientiane and rural areas; it has also doubled in some places due to economic hardship of families struggling to cover school fees
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