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
Asia Palestine The conflict between Israel and Palestine has resumed, at an intensity not reached for years, with hundreds of casualties on both sides in just two days; the world is watching the escalation in apprehension
America Uruguay To refurbich the Centenario Stadium for the 2030 World Cup, a US$80 million investment is planned; the expansion would accommodate over 80.000 spectators
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
America Dominican Republic Preventive detention has been requested by Public Ministry as a coercive measure against the seven directors of the Herrera Savings and Credit Cooperative, arrested in connection with a fraud
Asia Malaysia Nestlé Malaysia expanded Project SAVE, the company's voluntary extended producer responsibility initiative to reduce plastic pollution, in the frame of efforts to create a waste-free Malaysia
Africa Mali War has resumed in northern Mali between the army and former independence rebels, with Malian armed forces advancing northwards; clashes with former rebels have intensified since August, after eight years of ceasefire
Africa Gambia Gambian President Adama Barrow has awarded the nation's highest honor, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Republic of The Gambia, to African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina
America Guatemala Protests and roadblocks have persisted for a week in Guatemala as demonstrators demand the resignation of the Attorney General, Consuelo Porras, accusing her and the Public Ministry of interfering in the recent elections
Africa Lesotho 'Hloekisa Lesotho' clean-up campaign in Leribe is considered spearhead by the Deputy PM, whose government has committed to several measures, such as the implementation of the plastic tax, to ensure that Lesotho is kept clean
Africa Equatorial Guinea The IMF forecasts that Equatorial Guinea's economy will fall back into recession in 2023, with expectations of a 7,8 % contraction in economic activity, reflecting a decline in oil production in the smallest of the OPEC countries
Africa Algeria Algeria is no longer interested in joining the BRICS economic alliance in its current form, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said
Africa Mauritania Several relief, assistance and development projects in Nouakchott were recently inaugurated by Secretary General of the World Muslim League and head of the Saudi Association of Muslim Scholars
Asia Afghanistan The death toll from earthquakes in western Afghanistan has risen to more than 2.000 after hard-to-reach areas were hit by Saturday's magnitude 6,3 tremors