Africa Uganda Uber has ended its operations in Uganda after having been a commodity in the local urban transport for over a decade; the exit takes immediate effect and follows extensive review of Uber's business priorities across Africa
Oceania Samoa Samoa's 60 Tala commemorative banknote was awarded 'Best commemorative banknote of the year' at the High Security Printing Asia event in Sri Lanka
Europe Spain Ongoing shortage of professional drivers is increasing problems for transport companies; as a need of approximately 15.000 truck drivers is estimated, ministries are working together to streamline regulations for foreign drivers
Europe Iceland Reykjavík City Council approved a 3-year pilot project to delay school start times for teens: from autumn 2024, classes will begin no earlier than 8.50AM; this is the result of studies on teen sleep duration linking mental health decline and sleep deficit
Asia United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates announced the launch of the Women in Nuclear Middle East Chapter, a non-profit organisation for women working professionally in the nuclear energy and technology sector
Asia Turkmenistan The Islamic Development Bank held a four-day procurement seminar in Ashgabat, providing a platform for sharing knowledge and best practices to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of IDB-funded projects in Turkmenistan
America Trinidad and Tobago Marlene McDonald, former minister and former MP for Port of Spain South, has died, confirmed the People's National Movement
Europe United Kingdom Student representatives from the feminist society Stronger Together, Time to Act met with Cardiff University's management team to discuss changes within the university; between 2017 and 2021, there were 691 reports of sexual misconduct
Africa Morocco Morocco’s Lower House has adopted the 2024 Finance Bill in second reading, with approval by 87 MPs and rejected by 31 others
Africa Sudan Over 3.000 humanitarian organisations operating in Sudan have completely ceased work since the outbreak of the ongoing civil war in mid-April, the official SUNA news agency reported, citing the Sudanese Humanitarian Aid Commission
Asia Palestine The Palestinian NGO Sada Social has detected over 3.000 digital violations against Palestinian content on social media platforms during November 2023. This brings the number of recorded violations against Palestinian content to 14.000 since October 7
Oceania Solomon Islands The Central Bank of Solomon Islands will collaborate with Soramitsu to explore technical standards and functionalities for its experimental Central bank digital currency system
Asia Turkey Under the banner of 'Breath for the Future, Breath for the Republic', on the occasion of the centenary of the Republic, major reforestation initiatives were launched throughout the Eastern Anatolia region with the planting of 8,15 million saplings
Asia South Korea National Assembly voted to discard a set of bills aimed at giving the state broadcasting regulator more power in choosing heads of public broadcasters, proposed by the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, which controls the parliamentary majority