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
Asia South Korea The number of babies born in Korea in August plummeted to the lowest level in nearly three years, data showed, heightening concerns of a looming demographic crisis driven by the world’s lowest fertility rate, decline in marriage and aging population
America Costa Rica The Wellness Summit 2023, the most prominent event of its kind in Latin America, will be held virtually from Costa Rica, focusing on holistic well-being, including "Wellness Tourism" and reinforcing the country's status as a well-being destination
Africa Algeria Algeria has agreed to host the next matches of the Palestinian national football team and to bear all associated costs until further notice, following a request made by the Palestinian Football Association
Europe Hungary The country is now in fourth place in the production of electric batteries, but will soon rise to second place in the global ranking, thanks to investments by eastern companies
Europe Luxembourg Following Belgium's example, Luxembourg will no longer accept single men arriving under the Dublin system, wanting to give priority to welcoming families
Asia Syria Israeli fighter jets struck Aleppo International Airport on Wednesday afternoon, knocking it out of service, according to Syrian state media, marking the fourth such alleged attack in a fortnight
Oceania Marshall Islands For Majuro public school students, the hot lunch programme has returned after a temporary suspension since the start of the new fiscal year on 1 October
Europe Andorra The number of active enterprises grew by 1,7% in the third quarter: 202 more enterprises have been recorded in the Trade and Industry Register, as published yesterday by the Department of Statistics
Africa South Sudan Muzamil Sebi, director of Save the Children, reported on the aid agency's work to reunite the 7000th child separated from his family due to the conflict in South Sudan
Oceania Palau Koror State celebrated the 40th Constitution Day on Saturday 21 October 2023 at Long Island Park, with speeches, dances, singing competitions, live bands, tributes, free lunch and games
Europe Sweden Neoen and Alight have begun construction of the 100 MW solar park in Hultsfred, which will be the country's largest solar power plant upon completion
America United States California regulators have revoked the license of a robotaxi service owned by General Motors after determining its driverless cars that recently began transporting passengers throughout San Francisco - the second most dense city in the US - are dangerous
Oceania Tuvalu The government sent a letter to the secretary general of the International Maritime Organization in which it stated that a fraudulent website was offering shipping registry services on behalf of the island nation