Asia Singapore New cat ownership rules require pet cats to be microchipped and licensed, with limits on the number of cats allowed per household; After a two-year transition period, owners must comply or face penalties, while licences will become chargeable
Africa Mauritania Migrant protection project "Promis" was presented by the Commissioner for Human Rights, Humanitarian Action and Civil Society Relations, covering the period from September 2023 to August 2025
Europe Russia The Defence Ministry announced that it had 'successfully' tested - internally - an intercontinental ballistic missile launched from a submarine in the White Sea, off the country's northwest coast, towards Kamchatka peninsula
Africa Lesotho Retailers and restaurants in Lesotho are grappling with the negative consequences of the government's decision to impose a ban on chicken imports as bird flu in South Africa continues to disrupt the supply of poultry products to the country
Asia Oman The Wetland Reserve in Al Wusta Governorate has been added to the list of Wetland Sites of International Importance by the Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands
Asia Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf - a Pakistan political party - expressed concern over terrorist attacks on security forces just days after the announcement of the date of the general elections
Africa Seychelles Researchers working with the Vallee de Mai Special Reserve in Praslin will study the impact of tourism on the UNESCO World Heritage site in coming years, has been declared in occasion of 40 years since the place was inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Site
Europe Belgium Although the energy crisis is over, some 40.000 eligible Belgians are still waiting for last year's basic support package; the federal government spent more than €2 billion on two energy premium packages for the winter 2022-2023
America Colombia Authorities will launch a comprehensive management plan to control the population of hippos introduced to the country by the late drug lord Pablo Escobar; by sterilising them, the state plans to stop their negative impact on the local ecosystem
Africa Uganda Uganda has criticised the US decision to exclude it, along with other African countries, from access to a duty-free trade programme arguing that is "intended to punish African countries that oppose the imposition of the West's cultural values"
America Ecuador Ecuador has scheduled power cuts due to a severe drought affecting hydroelectric plants, with daily outages of four hours in some regions and three hours on the coast, aiming to last until mid-December
Africa Niger The economic consequences of the coup, in a country whose budget is heavily dependent on international aid, are already severe: sanctions decided by partners, such as the European Union, France, Germany or Luxembourg, are depriving Niger of $375 million
Europe Italy 39,5 million Italians, 79%, are passionate and interested in sustainable issues, +6% since 2022, the highest figure ever recorded since 2015 by LifeGate, a movement and organization which aims to promote a sustainable world with circularity at its core
Europe Netherlands Rotterdam households are the least wealthy, while in Bloemendaal, Noord-Holland, households are the richest, according to Statistics Netherlands; average family in Rotterdam has assets of €11.800, almost 12 times less than the national average of €135.100