America Canada Canada has become a significant player in the illegal wildlife trade according to an investigation by the Globe and Mail and the Pulitzer Center that give evidence of black-market activity propped up by vast wilderness, patrol blind spots, weak penalties
Asia Uzbekistan 1.415 people died in Uzbekistan in road accidents in January-August 2023, 300 in August alone
Africa Senegal The project for a museum of the Prophet Mohammed, inspired by the one in Saudi Arabia, was presented in Senegal by the Minister of the Interior on the occasion of the celebrations of Mawlid, the birth of the prophet
Europe Sweden The military will be deployed to help the police fight gang crime, following a sharp rise in fatal shootings and bomb attacks in the country; the army had began aiding police in patrolling borders earlier this year
Europe Slovenia The financial situation of RTV Slovenija is disastrous, said the new management, which revealed that the previous management had not paid its bills and that salaries have been covered with loans
Europe North Macedonia Removing barriers to labour market entry for LGBTI people would increase the annual GDP of North Macedonia and Serbia by an average of 0,6%, according to a new World Bank report
Europe United Kingdom The national living wage will increase to at least £11 an hour from next April, the Chancellor is expected to confirm
Africa Tanzania Five million quelea birds have been killed by Tanzania to prevent them from destroying rice paddies, using drones and aircraft
Asia Yemen Yemen Airways, the state-owned airline, discontinued its only air service from Sanaa, the Houthi-controlled capital, citing restrictions imposed by the Houthis on its funds
Oceania Solomon Islands Consumer goods company Unilever is sponsoring this year's Pacific Games in Solomon Islands and will provide beauty and personal care products through a welcome package to athletes and officials of the Pacific Games
Asia Taiwan About 1.500 tourists boarded ferries from Green Island and Orchid Island back to Taitung, southeast Taiwan, before ferry service was suspended due to the approaching Typhoon Koinu
Asia Armenia Following the latest Azerbaijani offensive, thousands have already left their homes from Nagorno Karabakh, the Armenian enclave in Azerbaijan, a fleeing that threatens to wipe out an entire community
Asia Syria The International Court of Justice has confirmed the imminent start of hearings on the case 'Syrian Assad regime's crimes against Syrians'
Europe Malta The Cannabis Responsible Use Authority will organise the first harm reduction training for selected prospective associations by next November