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 Greece As central Greece begins to recover from the deadly flooding caused by Storm Daniel, authorities are under scrutiny for their lack of preparedness and failure to implement EU directives on flood management
Africa Rwanda President Paul Kagame has announced that he will run for a fourth term in next year's presidential election
Africa Cape Verde Santo Antão has its first Computerized Axial Tomography (CT) machine; it went into operation with the opening of the branch clinic of Medicentro, located in Porto-Novo
Asia Indonesia Jakarta-Bandung (KCJB) high-speed rail service will become operational today Oct. 1, 2023; KCJB is the first high-speed rail service in Indonesia and Southeast Asia and its trains will operate at a maximum speed of 350 kilometers per hour
Africa South Africa Aziz Pahad, a veteran of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, has died at the age of 82; his family describes him as a patriot and freedom fighter who dedicated his life to the Africa National Congress and the service of South Africans
Africa Sudan In Sudan's tangled political and military scene, new armed actors are emerging, fuelling fears that the conflict that has been going on since last April between the army and the paramilitary rapid support force could last for a long time
Europe Poland Poland's inflation rate slowed to 8,2% year-on-year in September, below analysts' expectations of 8,5%: the first time the figure has fallen below 10% since February 2022
Oceania Palau The proposed national budget for the year 2024 foresees a delay in funding for the Compact Review Agreement, signed in April this year
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines National Parks launches poster competition for primary and secondary schools in Saint Vincent National Parks Authority's Awareness Month
Europe Serbia Teachers and their trade unions demand a basic wage equal to the country's average wage and a reduction in non-academic work after huge demonstration on 24 September
America Canada The federal government presented a voluntary code of conduct for advanced generative AI, as anxiety persists over its proliferation and pace of development; executives from a dozen Canadian companies and organizations have signed the document so far
America Saint Lucia Former National Security Adviser John James has raised concerns about the effectiveness of the next government's actions in addressing the crime situation in Saint Lucia
Asia Oman The Sultanate of Oman has advanced 10 places in the Global Innovation Index 2023 report published by the World Intellectual Property Organisation