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 Benin Deforestation is threatening the sacred forests of the voodoo worshippers; between 2005 and 2015, more than 20% of Benin's forests declined and the deforestation rate continues to exceed 2% per year, according to the World Bank
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 Liechtenstein The 20th anniversary celebration of the Liechtenstein Probation Services Association took place with two lectures on 27 October in the Art Museum
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
Oceania Australia The "brumbies", Australian wild horses, are estimated at around 19.000 in Kosciuszko National Park in the south-east of the country; state authorities in New South Wales intend to reduce them to 3.000 by mid-2027 firing shotguns from helicopters
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
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
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
Africa Senegal The public prosecutor claims to have been informed by central commissioner of Kaolack that a corpse of an alleged homosexual boy had been exhumed and set on fire opening an investigation for "extremely serious acts of barbarism concerning the authorities"
America Grenada The Grenada Women's Parliamentary Caucus, in support of the Grenada Spotlight initiative to end violence against women and girls, organised a key forum on parliamentary procedures and violence against women
Africa Angola Nigerians living in the Republic of Angola have been urged not to engage in acts that would tarnish the country's image; the note has come from the Senate President and leader of the Nigerian delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly, Akpabio
Africa Morocco After being awarded the organisation of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, the country is considering the construction of the second largest stadium in the world with a capacity of 113.000 seats
Africa Sudan Khartoum University decided to resume in presence studies in all faculties at the various levels, provided that all faculties complete their preparations by the end of this month, after classes in April were only in online mode