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 Iran The cost of living in Iran has reached unprecedented levels, with the year-on-year inflation rate for households across the country rising to +39,8% in August
Africa Equatorial Guinea Norwegian shipowner Island Drilling has lengthened its agreement for the semi-sub Island Innovator off Equatorial Guinea
America Grenada Tourism Authority of Grenada delegation met with key tourism stakeholders of the sister islands to address the most pressing issues
Oceania Fiji Fiji Tourism has won PATA Gold Award 2023 and the nomination as Leading Tourism Authority in Oceania 2023 at the World Travel Awards, cementing Fiji's reputation as a leading tourism destination
Africa Togo Lomé will host the Youth Delivery Lab tomorrow September 9, a roundtable that will focus on youth civic participation in addressing youth issues and decision-making
Africa Niger French Armed Forces Ministry has confirmed that discussions are underway on the possible withdrawal of transalpine troops from Niger; the generals who took power had called for the departure of French soldiers, supported by a large part of public opinion
Europe Ireland A sharp increase in drug smuggling into Ireland through the postal system - 241 kilograms seized in the first seven months of 2023 - appears to be linked to the legalization of cannabis in Canada and some of the United States
Africa Namibia Namibia's hydrogen industry has the potential to provide a substantial boost to the economy over the next seven years, central bank governor Gawaxab said, up to increasing GDP by a third
Europe North Macedonia Thousands of people protested in front of government headquarters in the capital Skopje over allegations that patients at a state-run cancer hospital lost life-saving treatments because staff stole the expensive drugs to sell them on the black market
Africa Morocco Low-cost airline EasyJet will add 94.346 extra seats to Moroccan destinations, Rabat, Marrakech and Agadir, for the 2023-24 winter season, reaching almost one million annual seats operated; the Moroccan National Tourist Board is partner in the operation
Asia Myanmar An already dire human rights situation is deteriorating and all political prisoners should be released, UN chief said, while major local media outlet revealed that one of its journalists has been jailed for 20 years for covering the aftermath of a typhoon
Africa eSwatini Three bilateral contracts hasve been signed with Taiwan, including an agreement to help the country build an oil reserve