Africa Mauritius Genre Statistics 2025 still show men dominate the economy and retain most of the political power, but show increasing weaknesses in education, health and certain social behaviors
Asia Israel In a symbolic gesture, the World Zionist Organization building in Tel Aviv, overlooking Leonardo da Vinci Street, displayed the Declaration of Independence yesterday as part of an initiative that involves various buildings
Africa Gabon The Transition Charter drawn up by the coup plotters who ousted President Ali Bongo on 30 August has been released; it provides immunity for the leaders of the transition as well as those involved in the events of the coup
Africa Sudan The most recent drone attack on an open-air market in Khartoum, with a still provisional death toll of dozens of people, also shows that now drones are part of the weapons used in the ongoing conflict
Europe Belgium With 280 days until the elections, the Workers' Party of Belgium, the Reformist Movement, the social-liberal party DéFI and the New Flemish Alliance launched their campaigns at three levels: federal, regional and European
Europe Sweden Next year, the defence budget will be increased by more than SEK 27 billion (EUR 2,2 billion), bringing Sweden's defence spending to 2% of GDP and meeting the NATO target
Asia Malaysia Malaysian Muslims surveyed in latest Pew Research Center poll listed the three biggest perceived threats to their faith as US influence, extremists from their own religious group, and what they perceive as a growing Christian community
Asia Myanmar The country will start accepting cards from the Russian Mir payment system in October, according to the junta's Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations
Europe Norway Sales of plastic bags in grocery stores have dropped by up to 40% since stores increased their price from NOK 3 (0,26€) to NOK 4,25 (0,37€), in line with EU and country guidelines to reduce plastic bag consumption
Oceania Palau After 67 years in business, Yano's Market, a well-known local market that has been selling local food products since 1957, has closed its doors for good
Asia Oman An interim assessment of the benefits of installing artificial barriers off the coast of the Wilayat of Sur has begun, an initiative sponsored by Oman India Fertiliser Company SAOC (Omifco)
Asia Cyprus Media and public attention is focusing on migrants: a march of thousands in their support in central Nicosia, a new book on the 80.000 Cypriots who struggled to reach Australia and a stance by migrant workers affirming they are ‘afraid to do their jobs’
America Haiti About 40.000 people forced to leave their homes by continuous gang shootings have taken refuge in the grounds of the sports hall turned into a large tent city to try to save themselves from the fury of criminal gangs
Europe Ireland Irish lone parent families have one of the highest average incomes in the EU when measured in strictly monetary terms, but are far down in terms of actual purchasing power, according to statistics released by Parliamentary Budget Office of Oireachtas