America Uruguay To restore police presence on the streets is priority for Montevideo's new police chief, who rejects the idea of heavy hand, defends use of armored vehicles to protect officers, maintains that Uruguay is far from falling into violence as Central America
Asia Jordan A cruise ship with 1.982 tourists of various nationalities docked in Aqaba Cruise Terminal earlier this week, another with 2.940 passengers is following; 59 cruisers have been welcomed in 2023 carrying 71.526 tourists in total, according to ASEZA figures
Oceania Australia The Australian government has granted citizenship to three athletes, one Russian, one South African and one American, to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympics
Africa Tanzania For the fifth consecutive time since 2019, the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania has been named the best in Africa; a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981, the Serengeti is recognised as one of the country's top tourist attractions
Europe Denmark A stricter regime for monitoring illegal employment of persons not legally resident in Denmark but not subject to deportation has been presented by the Ministry of Immigration and Integration
Asia Japan A program to grant asylum seekers long-term residence permits that will allow them to work will be launched on December 1, part of the revision of the asylum law approved by parliament in May
Africa Togo Around 15.000 households in 157 villages have so far benefited from the Social Networks and Basic Services project in the Plateaux region
Africa Somalia Somali music has not had its own national orchestra for years; young musicians are trying for the first time to bring the Somali musical tradition to television broadcasts and online to pass on its roots to the next generation
Europe Italy S&P agency confirmed Italy's BBB rating with a stable outlook, predicting it will consolidate its budget more slowly than it should, also due to the weight of interest rates, but the stimulus of European funds, especially the NRP, will limit the damage
Africa Cameroon On 16 October, university teachers went on strike to demand better working conditions and payment of a bonus, which had been promised by the state but has not yet been paid in full; before them, primary and secondary school teachers had gone on strike
Europe Poland The zloty has gained 2,4% against the US dollar since Sunday's vote, beating all 30 major currencies in the world, as Poland’s assets have met the highest expectation of new pro-European administration after 8 years of populism
Asia Bhutan Bhutan's Department of Tourism has confirmed that the annual Royal Highland Festival will be held October 23-24, 2023 in Laya, Gasa District, Bhutan's far northwest with some of the country's highest peaks
America Venezuela Venezuela's government and the opposition have reached an agreement on new electoral conditions, with the potential to ease some of the US energy sanctions against President Maduro, focusing on opening up the electoral process with EU observers
Oceania Samoa A recent accident that resulted in the death of one passenger and the injury of several others has sparked renewed concerns about the safety of Samoa's old wooden buses, which are the nation's oldest means of public transport