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
Africa Niger The economic consequences of the coup, in a country whose budget is heavily dependent on international aid, are already severe: sanctions decided by partners, such as the European Union, France, Germany or Luxembourg, are depriving Niger of $375 million
America Jamaica Japan awarded a JMD15 million grant (€30.000) to purchase an ambulance for the Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny
Asia Kuwait A draft document entitled 'Caller name identification' has been launched by the Communications and Information Technology Regulatory Authority on its website to gather feedback, reported the Al-Jarida newspaper
Europe Netherlands Rotterdam households are the least wealthy, while in Bloemendaal, Noord-Holland, households are the richest, according to Statistics Netherlands; average family in Rotterdam has assets of €11.800, almost 12 times less than the national average of €135.100
Africa Uganda Uganda has criticised the US decision to exclude it, along with other African countries, from access to a duty-free trade programme arguing that is "intended to punish African countries that oppose the imposition of the West's cultural values"
Europe Norway After climate activists once again protested against the government's oil policy, oil advocates urged the industry to 'take more pride in the work they are doing' and stop 'greenwashing' their business amid growing calls for emissions reductions
Asia Jordan At yesterday's news conference in Amman, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, alongside with Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Egypt’s Foreign Minister, has called for “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza to protect civilians and allow foreigners to leave
Africa Zimbabwe According to census data from Pretoria, migration from Zimbabwe to South Africa has increased by about 50% between 2011 and 2022; last year, about 1,01 million Zimbabweans were living in the neighbouring country, almost double the 672.308 at 2011 count
Asia Brunei The country is intensifying its efforts to transform its tourist landscape into an internationally recognised ecotourism destination, focusing on three fundamental pillars: nature, culture and adventure activities
Africa Algeria The 26th edition of the Algiers International Book Fair closes today, 4 November; with the slogan "Africa writes its future", Algeria's most important literary and cultural event had over 1.200 publishers from 61 countries
Asia Turkey Water levels in dams in Istanbul, Turkey's largest city, have dropped critically by up to 20%, according to recent figures released by the Istanbul Water and Sewerage Administration; this is the lowest value recorded in the last 10 years
Africa Gabon Gabon, along with three other African countries Uganda, Niger and Central African Republic, will be excluded from US AGOA trade scheme as of 1 January 2024 due to their inability to "address US concerns about non-compliance with AGOA eligibility criteria"
America Chile A 6,7 magnitude earthquake has struck Chile near La Serena, Elqui, in the Coquimbo Region; no major damages have been reported, although it was felt across the region