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 Vatican City The Ratzinger Prize 2023 went to two Spanish theologians and philosophers Pablo Blanco Sarto and Francesc Torralba Roselló
Asia Azerbaijan Azerbaijan's tourism potential was presented in Shanghai, China, recalling its role as a commercial and cultural bridge on the Silk Road, as well as its historical heritage in the modern era
Asia Taiwan Greenpeace Taiwan called for the full adoption of a reusable cup system, arguing that doing so would save the same amount of greenhouse gas emissions as taking 240.000 fuel-powered scooters off the roads
Oceania Vanuatu Power and telecommunications outages exacerbated the challenges of responding to Cyclone Lola said the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme Secretariat
Asia Uzbekistan Gazli and Khojaabad underground gas storage facilities are 98% full; 3,445 billion cubic metres of gas out of the 3,5 billion planned have been pumped in preparation for the autumn-winter season
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, in an interview published for the Croatian National, said that he is not in favour of secession from Bosnia and Herzegovina, but that he has the support of 10-15 countries, including EU members
Africa Zambia Zambia's central bank has increased the statutory reserve ratio, the rate at which commercial banks keep funds at the central bank, following consistent pressures in the foreign exchange market
Asia Syria The Syrian Network for Human Rights published its monthly report summarising the situation in October; among other topics it highlights that Russian-Syrian alliance forces carried out at least 85 attacks on vital civilian facilities in north-west Syria
Africa Tunisia The country ranks first in Africa and the Arab world in terms of female enrolment in public universities
Asia Palestine With over 10.000 Palestinians recently killed in the Gaza Strip, medical services are on the verge of collapse and aid coming in is insufficient, about 150 trucks in one month compared to 500 per day before the conflict
Asia Tajikistan Tajikistan and Russia have signed an agreement worth 250 million roubles (2,5 million Euros) for the joint fight against drug trafficking for the period 2023-2025
America Trinidad and Tobago Pennelope Beckles, TTB Minister of Planning and Development, is the Chairperson of the Bureau of the 30th Session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee from 2024 to 2026
America Guatemala Guatemala's Electoral Tribunal has suspended the legal status of the Movement Semilla, the party of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo de León, in response to a request by a judge investigating alleged irregularities in its creation process five years ago