Africa Comoros Tayar, the first Comorian ride-hailing app, has been launched with support of Comorian Association of ICT and its incubator Comor'Lab; relying on geolocation, it is designed to enhance road safety and has an alert system connected to emergency services
America Colombia Authorities will launch a comprehensive management plan to control the population of hippos introduced to the country by the late drug lord Pablo Escobar; by sterilising them, the state plans to stop their negative impact on the local ecosystem
Europe Belgium Although the energy crisis is over, some 40.000 eligible Belgians are still waiting for last year's basic support package; the federal government spent more than €2 billion on two energy premium packages for the winter 2022-2023
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
Africa Seychelles Researchers working with the Vallee de Mai Special Reserve in Praslin will study the impact of tourism on the UNESCO World Heritage site in coming years, has been declared in occasion of 40 years since the place was inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Site
Europe Romania The Romanian team won the Balkan Computer Olympiad held in Slovenia, taking first place in the individual and team rankings, both in terms of medals and cumulative scores
America Jamaica Japan awarded a JMD15 million grant (€30.000) to purchase an ambulance for the Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny
Europe Sweden Swedish people are no longer convinced that they were right to refuse to join the euro in 2003, when they chose to keep the krona in a referendum, with many regretting that choice because "the national currency is penalising the country"
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
America Ecuador Ecuador has scheduled power cuts due to a severe drought affecting hydroelectric plants, with daily outages of four hours in some regions and three hours on the coast, aiming to last until mid-December
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
America Saint Lucia Routine surveillance has detected an increase in individuals presenting flu symptoms in Saint Lucia, with children under five years of age among those most affected by peak respiratory illnesses
America Bahamas The Bahamas National Institute of Statistics will start publishing data on unemployment rates quarterly, twice as often as so far done
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