Africa Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa signed into law constitutional changes that extend his time in office to 2030; new legislation, approved by Parliament last month, also introduces a provision allowing presidents to be elected by lawmakers instead of direct public vote
Africa Morocco Western Union grants commission-free international money transfers for Moroccan earthquake victims and relief donations; consumers can use money transfer services to send donations directly to the Moroccan government's special fund
Africa Kenya Kelvin Kiptum recently won a new world record in the men's marathon in Chicago, with 2 hours and 35 seconds, beating the previous record set by compatriot Eliud Kipchoge, becoming the first marathon runner to go under 2 hours and 1 minute
Asia Uzbekistan 716.885 live births were registered by the civil registry in Uzbekistan between January and September 2023, a 5,1% uncreased compared to the same period last year
Africa Egypt The Egyptian government, facing a record inflation, has agreed with producers and private retailers to reduce prices of basic foods by 15-25% and exempt them from customs duties for six months
Europe Portugal Portuguese coffee roasting company Delta Café has launched in Lisbon "the impossible coffe", the first Portuguese coffee entirely produced in the Azores
Africa Ethiopia A diplomatic tension surged between Ethiopia and Nigeria after reports emerged of inhuman treatment and beatings of Nigerian inmates at Kaliti prison in Addis Ababa
Europe France UNICEF France and a dozen civil society associations sent a letter to the PM asking her to urgently develop an ambitious national strategy for the mental health of children and young people
America Canada Skylar Park won her second straight gold medal, defeating 2023 world champion Nahid Kiyanichandeh of Iran in the w 57-kilogram final at the Taiyuan World Taekwondo Grand Prix in China; she now sits fourth in the world ranking
Europe Czech Republic Czech Airlines, founded on 6 October 1923, celebrated its 100th birthday with a special section on its website featuring facts, key events, stories and photos from its long history
Africa Rwanda All military cooperation with the US is about to end after Rwanda was added to the list of countries that use or sponsor the use of child soldiers
America Argentina Argentina has climbed to the third spot globally in egg consumption, with each person now consuming 322 eggs per year, according to the Argentine Poultry Producers Chamber
America Dominica The Dominica Red Cross Society has teamed up with the Loubiere Village Council to strengthen disaster preparedness in the area, with 9 danger signs strategically placed throughout the community
Asia China China intends to increase the country's aggregate computing power by more than 50% by 2025, with Beijing focusing on innovations in supercomputing and artificial intelligence