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
Asia Indonesia Sumatra's Mount Marapi, with a summit height of 2.891 metres, erupted on Sunday, spewing a column of ash some three kilometres into the sky and forcing the evacuation of dozens of hikers
Asia Yemen The Yemeni armed forces have pledged to resume operations against targets deep inside the territories occupied by Israel in 1948, saying they will stop attacks as soon as Israeli aggression against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip comes to a 'complete halt'
Asia Lebanon Villagers living off the land in southern Lebanon are rushing to sow their crops, trying to make up for lost time after weeks of hostilities with Israel forced them to miss the start of the planting season
Asia Mongolia The launch event of the partnership between Mongolia and Google took place in Ulaanbaatar and Colin Marson, Director of Google for Education, announced that Google will provide 1.500 scholarships for Google Career Certificates
Africa Republic of the Congo Growth rate went from 1,7% in 2022 to 4% in 2023, according to President Denis Sassou N'Guesso's State of the Nation Address to Parliament
Asia Uzbekistan 2024 has been declared 'the year of transition to the water-saving regime' in Uzbekistan by President Mirziyoyev; due to climate change, the volume of water resources in Uzbekistan has decreased by 20% in the last three years
Oceania New Zealand St John's had no plan to deal with a terrorist attack, leaving the organisation unprepared to respond to the Christchurch mosque massacre that left 51 dead, according to an investigation
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The three universities of Sao Tome and Principe are facing an increase in school drop-outs, which they attribute mainly to the emigration of young people, a circumstance particularly visible this academic year in the reduction of enrollments
Oceania Vanuatu The country will host the prestigious Oceania Football Confederation's Men's Nations Cup in June next year, after successfully hosting the Men's Champions League for the first time this year
Africa Rwanda The Rwanda Mining Board has stated that the country is rich in mineral deposits and that their represents an investment opportunity, as the country only extracts 30-40% of the potential products and deposits
Asia Vietnam Five of the country's busiest airports will install a non-stop automatic toll collection system for incoming and outgoing cars, after the Airports Corporation of Viet Nam approved the investment
Europe Slovakia Projects to combat disinformation and strengthen media education will not be financed: Culture Minister Martina Šimkovičová decided to use EU funds of €300.000 to repair the roof of the Slovak Philharmonic and support libraries
America Saint Lucia From January 2023 to the end of September, 15 persons died of AIDS-related illnesses; Senior Medical Officer Dr. Gajadhar recalled that the country passed from having no drugs to having antiretroviral therapy available and free to the patient