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
Asia Iraq The country earned over $9,6 billion from oil sales in October, according to a survey by the state oil market agency, SOMO
America Antigua and Barbuda About a dozen inmates of Her Majesty's Prison celebrated their graduation, successfully completing several courses, through the "Seeds of Hope" programme, launched in 2022 to help rehabilitate inmates
Asia Afghanistan Afghanistan has been ranked least advanced country for women's rights, out of 177, in a research by George Washington Institute and Oslo Peace Research Institute; director of Oslo Peace Institute said this is "a wake-up call for world leaders"
Europe Germany Newly passed legislation will allow asylum seekers in Germany faster access to the labour market, while imposing harsher penalties for human traffickers
Africa Kenya A plan to delineate the boundaries of all the country's forests and fence them off "to curb human encroachment and illegal activities" was announced by the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry to combat illegal logging and charcoal burning
Europe Czech Republic The National Gallery in Prague will commemorate 100th anniversary of the acquisition of collection of French art, with works by Braque, Cézanne, van Gogh, Matisse and Picasso, with an international conference on 2 and 3 November at Convent of St. Agnes
America Belize Belize is advancing towards universal access to quality healthcare by approving the elimination of all fees in public hospitals, aiming to eradicate financial barriers, enhance accessibility, and reduce administrative burdens
America Brazil Researchers at Brazil's Federal University of Minas Gerais have created a vaccine aimed at combatting cocaine and crack addiction by blocking the drugs' effects, potentially marking the world's first vaccine against an addiction once approved
America Haiti The Haiti women's football team beat St. Kitts and Nevis 13-0 in a qualifying match for the 2024 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup, remaining undefeated
Asia Maldives The Office of the President-elect said it is making arrangements for 1.000 members of the public to attend the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Mohamed Muizzu
Asia Georgia SpaceX's Starlink internet satellite has been launched in Georgia, as SpaceX founder Elon Musk wrote on his X social network page; in mid-July, the Georgian Communications Commission had granted the company permission to begin operations in the country
Africa Cameroon 1,4 million children are in need of educational assistance in the far north, northwest and southwest due to insecurity and climate change disasters, according to UN report, with over 2000 schools forced to close for non-state armed groups
Europe Hungary Children under the age of 18 can't visit this year's World Press Photo exhibition at Hungarian National Museum in Budapest, after right-wing government ruled that some photos violated a controversial law prohibiting the showing of LGBTQ+ content to minors