Africa Uganda Uber has ended its operations in Uganda after having been a commodity in the local urban transport for over a decade; the exit takes immediate effect and follows extensive review of Uber's business priorities across Africa
Africa Seychelles The Public Utilities Corporation's 33kV Mahé Sud grid has been inaugurated, allowing residents and businesses in the southern region of Mahé to access a more reliable and efficient electricity grid
Europe Lithuania The country has declared itself ready to take in migrants who entered Italy illegally if the EU solidarity mechanism is activated
Europe United Kingdom The national living wage will increase to at least £11 an hour from next April, the Chancellor is expected to confirm
Europe Sweden The military will be deployed to help the police fight gang crime, following a sharp rise in fatal shootings and bomb attacks in the country; the army had began aiding police in patrolling borders earlier this year
Asia Kuwait A hacker who breached Kuwait's Ministry of Finance systems last week threatened to sell the acquired data unless the ministry pays a ransom of about 15 bitcoins, equivalent to US$400.000
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
Oceania Solomon Islands Consumer goods company Unilever is sponsoring this year's Pacific Games in Solomon Islands and will provide beauty and personal care products through a welcome package to athletes and officials of the Pacific Games
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
Africa Zambia The Zambian government is targeting a fiscal deficit of 4, 8% of GDP in 2024 compared to 5,8% of GDP this year
Asia Palestine Khaled El Qaisi, a Palestinian-Italian student living in Rome, Italy, has been released a month after his arrest on 31 August at the Allenby crossing point between the West Bank and Jordan, but still cannot leave Israel
Asia Yemen Yemen Airways, the state-owned airline, discontinued its only air service from Sanaa, the Houthi-controlled capital, citing restrictions imposed by the Houthis on its funds
Asia Uzbekistan 1.415 people died in Uzbekistan in road accidents in January-August 2023, 300 in August alone