America Canada "Lake Ontario – then, now and always” Prime Minister Carney posted, saying the name comes from the Wendat word Ontari’io, pre-dating the foundation of both Canada and the USA, who proposed Lake America as a new name following Canada's retaliatory tariffs
Europe United Kingdom The national living wage will increase to at least £11 an hour from next April, the Chancellor is expected to confirm
Asia Uzbekistan 1.415 people died in Uzbekistan in road accidents in January-August 2023, 300 in August alone
Asia Taiwan About 1.500 tourists boarded ferries from Green Island and Orchid Island back to Taitung, southeast Taiwan, before ferry service was suspended due to the approaching Typhoon Koinu
Europe Slovenia The financial situation of RTV Slovenija is disastrous, said the new management, which revealed that the previous management had not paid its bills and that salaries have been covered with loans
Europe Slovakia The orientation of Slovakia's foreign policy will not change, said Smer-SD President Robert Fico
Africa Senegal The project for a museum of the Prophet Mohammed, inspired by the one in Saudi Arabia, was presented in Senegal by the Minister of the Interior on the occasion of the celebrations of Mawlid, the birth of the prophet
Europe Latvia EU Competition for Young Scientists in 2025 will be organised in Latvia; director of National Centre for Education said that in the last 7 years new opportunities have been created for Latvian students to participate in scientific research
Asia Saudi Arabia Today marks the fifth anniversary of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi on October 2, 2018 inside the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey
Africa Nigeria The country ranks sixth in the world and second in Africa for organised crime, as stated by the Global Organised Crime Index 2023, reflecting the challenges to security, corruption and other criminal activities that Nigeria continues to face
Asia India This year's monsoon rainfall in India was the lowest since 2018, as the El Nino weather pattern made August the driest in more than a century, likely affecting agricultural production
Asia Georgia The UN World Tourism Organization has unanimously endorsed Georgia to host World Tourism Day in 2024
Asia Kazakhstan As of 1 January next year, the National Fund will allocate 50% of its annual investment income to special savings accounts for children up to the age of 18