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
Asia Japan Outdoor study by Japanese researchers show that microplastics exist in clouds, affecting the climate in ways to be understood; nine different polymers were found on Mount Fuji and Oyama in the airborne microplastics, from 7,1 to 94,6 micrometers in size
Europe Romania Romanian dog-training enthusiast Adrian Stoica won the America's Got Talent show with a million-dollar prize
Oceania Solomon Islands A team from the World Trade Organisation Secretariat visited Honiara last week to hold consultations ahead of Solomon Islands' next trade policy review, scheduled for 2024
America Mexico Mexican employers, through the Coordinating Business Council, are working on an initiative to offer training and temporary employment opportunities to migrants in transit through the country, thus addressing labor shortages
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
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The office of the President Milorad Dodik has filed the first criminal complaint for defamation, which was recently criminalised in Republika Srpska
Europe Kosovo Those arrested for the terrorist attack on the Kosovo police on Sunday in Banjska, Zveçani, can be sentenced from 25 years to life imprisonment, said Gëzim Shala of the Kosovo Institute of Justice
Africa Madagascar Roland Ratsiraka of the Malagasy party Tonga Saina, spokesperson for the Collectif, said that there was a violation of the Constitution and several obstacles to the smooth running of the pre-election campaign
Europe Luxembourg Luxembourg's largest trade union OGBL is threatening to strike at the local Coca Cola subsidiary after wage negotiations broke down
Asia Kuwait Over 4.500 people were injured in some 40.000 road accidents recorded from January to mid-September in Kuwait and 225 Kuwaitis and residents lost their lives in accidents
Asia Maldives Over 280 nominations from officials have been received by the Election Commission for the presidential election runoff scheduled for next Saturday
Africa Mali The transitional authorities announced the postponement 'until a later date' of the upcoming presidential elections, scheduled for February 2024; the French company Idemia was accused of taking the administrative census database 'hostage'