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 Montenegro An investigation has been launched after the discovery of an underground tunnel connecting a residential building with a nearby judicial warehouse containing seized drugs and other evidence of crime
Asia Laos To boost domestic production and counter current economic challenges, the Bank of Laos has allocated 4,5 trillion Lao kroner (around €200 million) for a credit policy to support local businesses
Asia China The government denied a report indicating a ban on iPhones and other foreign-branded devices among government officials, while noting that government officials had identified possible security problems with Apple devices
Asia Afghanistan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the Taliban condemn a report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime as Afghanistan is now drug-free
Africa Benin The 50th World Pétanque Championships Benin 2023 are being held from in Cotonou and will end on Sunday 17 September
Africa South Sudan Humanitarian agencies have been forced to reduce aid due to a lack of funding: only those on the brink of starvation will be helped, with reduced rations, and 3,2 million people will have priority over the 7,76 million in need
Europe Andorra Xavier Espot has proposed that municipal elections be held on Sunday 3 December to avoid coinciding with the Pont de la Puríssima, which sees three days of bank holiday from 7 to 9 December
America Bahamas Baha Mar, one of the Caribbean's leading luxury multi-service resort in Nassau, Bahamas, has revealed the full schedule for the Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival to take place October 27-29, 2023
Oceania Nauru Nauru's Year 8 Scholarship Exam will start next month and registration will be open until tomorrow September 15
Africa Central African Republic Prime Minister Félix Moloua joined the conference of African and South Korean economic ministers, themed "Embracing sustainable development", being held in Busan, South Korea
Europe Bulgaria Parliament rejected amendments to the Law on Direct Participation introduced by 'Vazrazhdane', which proposed that any parliamentary group, regardless of its size, can submit proposals for holding a referendum
Europe Malta Property sales fell by almost 25% last month compared to August 2022, according to data from the Office of National Statistics, following a downward trend in sales this year compared to last year
Africa Angola National Bank of Angola announced new rules for granting loans to financial institutions through "adequate and sufficient guarantees" and taking corrective measures when necessary, establishing a 180-day repayment period