Oceania Australia Police in New South Wales rejected arming guards at Jewish events; The Australian Jewish Association told the antisemitism royal commission that private security guards at Jewish events should be armed, authorities fear that would further fracture society
Europe Serbia Air Serbia carried over three million passengers in scheduled and charter traffic from mid September 2022, including the travelers of 15 September 2023
America Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago badminton officials PJ Williams and Kevin Yung have been promoted as referee and umpire respectively by Pan Am Badminton
Africa Burkina Faso The military leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger signed a mutual defence pact, the Liptako-Gourma Charter establishing the Alliance of Sahel States
Europe Bulgaria The population census in Albania has begun; the census is also important for Bulgaria, as it is the first since the Bulgarian national minority was recognised in 2017
Europe Slovakia Nominations for the sixth Kix anti-sexist award are open until Oct. 9: members of the public can nominate for ignominious recognition the ads they perceive as sexist
Oceania New Zealand 68 science projects to be funded in 2023 for their potential to transform the country's economy, environment and society have been selected by the government
America Colombia A massive cyberattack has affected hundreds of websites in the country, disabling state portals for public health and justice services; with more than 700 companies impacted, authorities are still working on resolving the issue
Africa Mali The International Exhibition on Accelerated Digital Development organised by the National Council of Employers of Mali will be held from 28 to 30 November in Bamako
Africa Gambia Hundreds of women entrepreneurs will benefit from a $10 million loan package to support the growth of their businesses, with funding from APS Islamic Micro Finance and facilitated by Gambian importer and businessman Njie Charakh World Market
Africa Sierra Leone A 43-year-old man, concerned that he will have to live indefinitely with a facial tumor, was the first to undergo surgery aboard the Global Mercy, the world's largest civilian hospital ship, at the port of Freetown
Europe Hungary Hungary is one of the ten largest seed-producing countries in the world; last year, the Hungarian seed sector produced 350.000 tonnes of seed, sold in equal parts on the domestic and foreign markets
America Honduras Scientists are using special mosquitoes to combat dengue, a groundbreaking strategy by the World Mosquito Program, with 9 million specially bred mosquitoes being released over six months, offering a potential solution to the rising infection rate
Europe Moldova Nobel Prize winner Professor Randy Schekman of the University of California/Berkeley, a world-renowned scientist in the field of medicine, will visit the country from today to 22 September