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
Oceania Fiji 90% of Fiji's working population earns less than 50.000 Fijian dollars per year (€20.000); they cannot access the formal housing market: there is no mortgage from a commercial bank that is lower than this amount
Africa Eritrea A three-month vocational training for 214 young people, 119 women, has been organized bythe National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students in the central region, which included electronics, computer technology, mobile phone repair and beauty salon
Oceania Papua New Guinea Air Niugini, the national airline of Papua New Guinea, will celebrate its golden jubilee tomorrow 1 November 2023
America Barbados The Barbados economy grew by 4,4% in the first nine months of this year, the largest nine-month expansion since 2006, excluding the pandemic recovery period, according to Central Bank of Barbados
America Peru The Peruvian and Ecuadorian governments marked the 25th anniversary of their peace agreement, reaffirming their historic friendship and the signing of agreements related to border issues and water resource management
America Uruguay 2.769.734 foreign tourists were welcomed in Uruguay between January and September, surpassing the total number for 2022, with a record-breaking 792.734 visitors in the third quarter
Asia East Timor East Timor and Indonesia signed a bilateral agreement on market access for services and goods as part of the country's accession process to the World Trade Organisation
Europe Greece Compensation owed by insurance companies for property damage caused by the summer 2023 fires is estimated at almost €49 million, according to a report by the Hellenic Association of Insurance Companies
Africa eSwatini The United Nations World Food Programme today received a contribution of JPY 200 million, or $1,5 million, from Japan to provide life-saving food assistance to approximately 30.000 orphaned and vulnerable children under the age of 6 throughout the country
Asia Brunei Chinese workers in Brunei, mainly involved in Belt and Road projects, rarely interact with the locals due to their living conditions and the language barrier; Chinese companies launched initiatives to better integrate their workers into Bruneian society
Africa Egypt The 45th Cairo International Film Festival, which was to be held from 15 to 24 November, has been postponed due to the war between Israel and Hamas; the new date of the festival will be decided later
Oceania Micronesia Pacific Island leaders agreed to continue dialogue between nations to heal the rift caused by the withdrawal of Micronesian countries from the Pacific Islands Forum
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The Cape Verde government wants to accelerate the granting of pensions to Sao Tomé and Príncipe residents by expanding the number of beneficiaries