Asia Laos About $12 million in digital taxes from global technology companies have been collected under new law: foreign providers of online services must register with Lao tax authorities regardless of whether they have a physical presence in the country
Asia Kuwait A hacker who breached Kuwait's Ministry of Finance systems last week threatened to sell the acquired data unless the ministry pays a ransom of about 15 bitcoins, equivalent to US$400.000
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 Lithuania The country has declared itself ready to take in migrants who entered Italy illegally if the EU solidarity mechanism is activated
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
Africa Zambia The Zambian government is targeting a fiscal deficit of 4, 8% of GDP in 2024 compared to 5,8% of GDP this year
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
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 Hungary For the fourth consecutive time, Fatima Korok won the gold medal in freediving under the rules of the International Freediving Development Association at the World Championships in Limassol, Cyprus
Asia Saudi Arabia Today marks the fifth anniversary of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi on October 2, 2018 inside the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey
Asia Kazakhstan As of 1 January next year, the National Fund will allocate 50% of its annual investment income to special savings accounts for children up to the age of 18
Europe Finland The "World of Statistics" page of social networking platform X ranked Finland first on the list of countries that consume the most coffee in the world with 9,6 kg per person per year
Asia Thailand Activist Arnon Nampa was sentenced to four years in prison for lese majesty after he publicly called for reform of the monarchy