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 Pakistan Free mobile SIM cards with roaming internet packages will be offered by the government to citizens making the Haj in 2024; pilgrims will also be given abayas, with a Pakistani flag on the back, and everyone will be given 13kg suitcases
Europe Norway Norwegian government officials are back in court, trying to fend off another legal challenge to their refusal to stop oil and gas exploration, sued by local environmental organisations demanding an immediate halt to the development of more oil fields
Oceania Palau Twenty-three Palau High School students experienced what it means to produce, publish and tell a story as journalists during a six-day workshop conducted by members of the Palau Media Council as part of a project called "Nurturing Future Journalists"
Africa Uganda A 70 years old woman, Safina Namukwaya, gave birth to twins in Kampala after in vitro fertilisation treatment; the woman commented this as a 'true miracle' and the hospital emphasised not only the medical success, but the 'resilience of the human spirit'
Africa South Africa A decline in the number of people living with Aids-HIV was recorded in a study conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council, with 12,7% of the population infected with the virus compared to 14% in the last survey conducted five years ago
Asia Iran Behrouz Chamanara, a language professor at the University of Kurdistan, was fired in September, shortly after the local intelligence office rejected his qualifications; Chamanara declared that dismissals are used to 'impose silence' in universities
Europe Lithuania One week after the first winter snowstorm brought chaos across Lithuania with traffic jams, accidents, power outages the situation is fully restored and authorities signal that airports coped very well with minimum or no disruption to aviation services
Europe Moldova Around 50 employers from different business sectors made over 2.000 job vacancies available at the Job Fair held in Chisinau, at an event organised by the National Employment Agency and the General Employment Department of the Municipality of Chisinau
Asia Cyprus The government and US Oil&Gas Company Chevron have agreed on the terms for developing the Aphrodite gas field in block 12 of Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone; the government had initially rejected proposed amendments submitted by the company
Asia North Korea The US, South Korea and Japan have imposed new sanctions on North Korea over the country's recent launch of a military reconnaissance satellite
America Canada As nations agreed to a landmark deal to create a global climate damage fund on the first day of climate talks at COP28, Canada pledged its own support with a contribution of $16M; other countries have pledged between $10M and $100M US
Europe Liechtenstein Liechtenstein and Switzerland will improve cooperation and protection of gamblers with agreement to exchange data on gambling suspensions; until now, people banned from gambling in one of the two countries could still access casinos in the other country
Africa Ghana The country has declared a 46-day visa-on-arrival regime for visitors, from 1 December 2023 to 15 January 2024, part of government's ambitious 10-year 'Beyond Return' campaign designed to encourage Africans in the diaspora to reconnect with Ghana