America Panama A tanker paid a record $5,3 million for priority passage through the Panama Canal before the number of daily transits will be reduced due to the El Niño weather phenomenon; rainfall deficits and drought deplete water reserves needed to operate the canal
Europe Germany The reintroduction of the grey wolf in Germany, which began 23 years ago in Lusatia, is the subject of research published in the journal Diversity and Distributions by a team from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research
America Uruguay Uruguay secured an unprecedented US$350 million ecological loan from the World Bank, offering reduced interest rates contingent on achieving specific environmental goals, particularly a verifiable reduction in methane emissions
Asia Jordan The first High-Level Forum on E-Mobility in Jordan will kick off Wednesday 22 November, bringing together stakeholders from various sectors to pave the path for accelerating the transition towards green transport in the country
Africa Gabon Presidential elections will be held in August 2025 to restore the constitutional order interrupted on 30 August 2023 in the wake of the controversial vote that led to the coup against Ali Bongo; the timetable was adopted in the council of ministers
Asia China A total of 13 departments have jointly formulated an action plan for cancer prevention and control from 2023 to 2030, in order for the overall 5-year cancer survival rate to reach 46,6% by 2030
Africa Guinea-Bissau The export of the country's fish to the EU could begin within a year, if the fishing laboratory is accredited by then
America Peru Biologist Ruthmery Pillco Huarcaya has started working deep in Peru's cloud forest to conserve the threatened Andean bear, leveraging a team of experts to study their habits and address the challenges of habitat loss, hunting, and climate change
America Paraguay Venezuela and Paraguay have decided to restore diplomatic and consular relations after being broken since 2019, as announced in joint statements by both foreign ministries
America Venezuela The "news truck" initiative, known as "ARI móvil" lead by three Venezuelan media outlets—El Pitazo, Tal Cual, and Runrunes—is combating censorship in Venezuela, aiming to deliver news and investigative journalism directly to the communities of Caracas
America Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic joined 13 other Latin American countries in signing an agreement to implement a clean, low-emission hydrogen certification system to trace the origin and sustainability of hydrogen production
Asia Iraq The Iraq Future Foundation for Economic Studies and Consultations has predicted that US goods exports to Iraq will exceed two billion dollars in 2023 for the first time in five years
America Panama The World Bank's executive board approved a US$40 million project aimed at enhancing fiscal sustainability and expenditure efficiency in Panama over five years, focusing on bolstering public service effectiveness through improved information systems