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
Europe Poland Poland's inflation rate slowed to 8,2% year-on-year in September, below analysts' expectations of 8,5%: the first time the figure has fallen below 10% since February 2022
Europe Serbia Teachers and their trade unions demand a basic wage equal to the country's average wage and a reduction in non-academic work after huge demonstration on 24 September
Asia Oman The Sultanate of Oman has advanced 10 places in the Global Innovation Index 2023 report published by the World Intellectual Property Organisation
Europe Ukraine The country declared it is ready to develop its own air defence system production plan, with specialists in the field being invited for this purpose
Africa Malawi The Football Association of Malawi has handed a four-month suspension to referee Godfrey Nkhakananga for the chaos that ensued during the match between Silver Strikers and Mighty Mukuru Wanderers
Europe Italy The Eroica, a 'vintage cycling' non-professional event that has been held in the Tuscan province of Siena since 1997, scheduled for Saturday 30 September and Sunday 1 October, sees 40% foreign participants this year
Asia Pakistan A suicide attack on the procession for the birth of Muhammad left at least 60 dead in a mosque near Peshawar
Africa Sierra Leone Golley Agricultural Development Sierra Leone Limited, founded by former ambassador to South Korea Omrie Golley, will introduce drip irrigation in an attempt to defy seasonality with minimum water use
Africa Republic of the Congo Over 400 athletes from seven African countries are taking part in the 44th Club Handball Championships, which started on September 28 in Brazzaville
Africa eSwatini Eswatini voters began voting Friday for legislative elections to be held in Africa's last absolute monarchy, with 500.000 voters selecting the 59 members of the lower house of parliament, whose sole role is to advise King Mswati III
Europe Switzerland Over nine million people lived in Switzerland for the first time in history at the end of June, exactly 9.006.664, including permanent residents and non-permanent foreign resident population, such as asylum seekers
America Saint Lucia Former National Security Adviser John James has raised concerns about the effectiveness of the next government's actions in addressing the crime situation in Saint Lucia