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
Africa Sao Tome and Principe Women in São Tomé account for more than 80% of the cases of domestic violence recorded this year by the Domestic Violence Counselling Centre, which requires human and financial resources to monitor victims
America Trinidad and Tobago The All Tobago Fisherfolk Association has asked the Prime Minister to say whether any progress has been made in the ongoing dispute between Barbados and TT fishermen over the flying fish stock
America Suriname The Surinamese government, led by President Chan Santokhi, met with trade unions and health unions, to address concerns regarding the new increase in VAT tax law set to take effect on October 1, with the aim of finding solutions and evaluating proposals
Asia Qatar Qatar Duty Free has announced a major partnership that will further strengthen its commitment to promoting excellence in sport with a three-year sponsorship agreement with Lusail International Circuit for the Qatar Grand Prix
Europe Andorra The exceptional revision of the Parish Planning and Urban Development Plan that the municipality of Ordino is working on envisages a maximum population of 16.465 inhabitants, three times as many as at present
Europe Ukraine The country declared it is ready to develop its own air defence system production plan, with specialists in the field being invited for this purpose
Africa Sierra Leone Golley Agricultural Development Sierra Leone Limited, founded by former ambassador to South Korea Omrie Golley, will introduce drip irrigation in an attempt to defy seasonality with minimum water use
Europe San Marino A 29 million dollar loan is coming from Saudi Arabia to finance the "new airfield" on Mount Titano, as announced by the State Congress of the Republic of San Marino
Europe Russia 130.000 citizens of the Russian Federation aged between 18 and 27 will been called to military service in the period October-December 2023 by a newly signed Presidential decree
Africa eSwatini Eswatini voters began voting Friday for legislative elections to be held in Africa's last absolute monarchy, with 500.000 voters selecting the 59 members of the lower house of parliament, whose sole role is to advise King Mswati III
Asia Palestine Graduates in Gaza demand solutions from UNRWA for the high unemployment rate, which continues to be among the highest in the world, reaching 70% among young graduates
America Panama Panama and Costa Rica's presidents aim to address the migration crisis during their visit to the Darién area this upcoming week, seeking international support and considering relocating bus drop-off points to minimize the impact on their shared frontier
America Bahamas Nearly 3.000 people turned out at the Andre Rodgers Baseball Stadium in New Providence to apply for 300 jobs at the soon-to-open British Colonial hotel