Oceania Fiji A vacancy notice for the post of Director of Public Prosecutions has been posted by the Judicial Services Commission, inviting applications from suitably qualified local and overseas candidates to head Fiji's independent prosecuting authority
Africa Comoros For the recent tragic events in Libya and Morocco, the Head of State expressed the Comorian people's condolences to Morocco and Libya and announced a day of national mourning for today Friday
Asia South Korea About 13.000 rail workers launched a four-day strike, the first in four years, which could cut passenger and cargo train operations by up to 60% amid soaring seasonal demand, unions say
America Barbados Barbadians have been warned not to rule out the impact of a tsunami on the island by the Caribbean Office of the International Tsunami Information Centre
Asia Vietnam Vietnam-Japan cooperation in agriculture aims to improve by 200-300% in coming decades; key areas for Vietnam include improvement of plant varieties, high-tech production and processing, forest protection and mitigation of effects of natural disasters
Asia Bhutan With over 90% of girls and boys with HPV immunization, the country ambition to eradicate cervical cancer in women by 2030 is looking feasible
Africa Chad Named 'the city of peace and social cohesion, city of Toumaï', the headquarters of the Peace and Social Cohesion Party was inaugurated in the capital, an opportunity for the party's president to launch an appeal to young Chadians for peace and unity
Europe Croatia European football's governing body, UEFA, has initiated disciplinary proceedings against the Croatian Football Federation for racism and discrimination during the European qualifying match between Croatia and Latvia
Africa Cape Verde FAO will provide $38 million to the country under the Country Programme for the period 2023-2027 and is committed to working to ensure that more people have better access to safe, inclusive and equitable food
America Argentina The country and China have signed a memorandum of understanding on mutual cooperation in science and technology, including scientist exchange, joint research, training, and international projects
Europe Belarus The idea of establishing a council for biosafety of agricultural facilities under the Council of Ministers has been put forward, following the principle that the state should provide measures to prevent and anticipate negative impacts on the industry
Asia Cambodia For the universal salt iodisation project and other nutrition-focused programmes involving iron, fish and soy, the Minister of Planning recently met UNICEF Cambodia representative to ask for support
Africa Botswana The governments of Botswana and Bahamas have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish bilateral political consultations, during a visit by the President of Botswana to The Bahamas that will end today
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo International Airport recorded one million passengers again this year in the period between 1 January and 12 September 2023