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
America Grenada 8 new doctors have been hired at St. George's General Hospital in an effort by the government to improve operations, particularly in the Emergency Department, and reduce long waiting hours
Europe United Kingdom The University of Ulster is removing references to 'world leaders' in advertising posters after complaints were made to the UK advertising regulator
Asia Kyrgyzstan Dozens of Kirziki shepherds have been recruited to combat the loss of farming traditions on the island of Sardinia, Italy
Asia Afghanistan 10 million doses of polio vaccine will be sent to Afghanistan as a form of Indonesia's commitment to help the country tackle the polio endemic
Africa Tunisia The European Commission has announced €127m aid to Tunisia to reduce migration as rescue groups warn of death toll at sea
Asia Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is included in the list of countries whose banks can participate in foreign currency trading in Russia; the Russian government approved the list of foreign banks
America Jamaica The Tourism Workers' Pension Plan has surpassed the first $1 billion in savings a year and a half after its implementation
Europe Finland Proportion of women in leadership positions in Finland stood at 36,3% in 2022, higher than OECD average but revealing a stagnation in gender diversity as it has even decreased in recent years
Asia Turkey Film Support Council decided to allocate TL 72,5 million ($2,7 million) to new film projects, bringing the total support allocated to the film industry in 2023 to almost TL 99 million ($3,8 million)
Africa Uganda The UNESCO World Heritage site of Kasubi, which houses the tombs of the rulers of Buganda, the traditional kingdom of southern Uganda, has been removed from the World Heritage in Danger list: it had been damaged by fire in 2010
Africa Angola Over 250.000 traders were formalised between November 2021 and July 2023 in Angola, where informality is at 80%; the process cost 6 billion kwanzas (€6,7 million)
Africa Kenya Tourists from Africa are the driving force behind the recovery of Kenya's tourism sector, thanks to the expansion of intra-regional travel; tourism is a major source of foreign exchange, along with diaspora remittances, horticulture, and tea exports
Africa Zimbabwe Large numbers of elephants from Zimbabwe's biggest national park are moving to neighbouring Botswana to survive in consequence of deep water shortage