Asia Palestine Painter and sculptor Sliman Mansour, one of the most prominent names in Palestinian art, has died at the age of 79 at his home in the Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem; his work depicted Palestinian traditions and people's struggles under Israeli occupation
Oceania Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea and Estonia will work at the national level to implement MTDP Strategic Priority Area 8: Digital Governance
Asia Oman Data from the National Center for Statistics and Information on Marriage and Divorce Cases in 2022 reveal that the total number of registered marriages in 2021 was 19.294, while in 2022 there were 15.400 marriages, a 20% decrease in marriages in 2022
Africa Mauritania Authorities have recently charged a high school student with blasphemy; if found guilty, she could be sentenced to death without the possibility of appeal after a clause to escape death if she shows remorse was removed
America Canada Hospitals across the country struggle to cope with major staffing shortages, while an immigration backlog described by lawyers as the worst ever seen is leaving qualified health professionals waiting for placement
America Haiti Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has sharply criticised Haitian political leaders for "not taking responsibility" for addressing Haiti's governance and security challenges amid escalating gang-induced violence
Europe Romania The Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca hosted the eighth edition of the Untold festival, ending today, with more than 250 top national and international artists and tens of thousands of fans from Romania and around the world
Asia Palestine The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms condemns the escalation of violations against media freedom in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, which have increased significantly in recent days
Oceania Samoa A report on the cause of death of a four-month-old baby, who allegedly died after being vaccinated in Moto'otua in May this year, may not be made public until after the coroner's inquest
Asia Tajikistan Schools in Tajikistan continue to face a severe shortage of chemistry, physics and mathematics teachers, with 3.434 teaching vacancies, says a report released at a press conference in Dushanbe
Europe Norway Northern regions of Finnmark and Troms are battling the largest bird flu outbreak the country has ever seen, after more than 10.000 dead birds were found in the Vadsø area alone
Africa Botswana A wildlife foundation in Botswana, in collaboration with an American biotechnology company, intends to use artificial intelligence to study elephant behaviour and to contribute more effectively to the reintroduction of orphaned cubs into the wild
Oceania Nauru The COVID taskforce has been disbanded and will be completely closed for the budget 2023-2024, with all COVID-related issues that will now be directed to RON hospital
Oceania Solomon Islands Journalistic investigations by the Guardian and the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project revealed how China funded the Solomon Star, one of country's leading newspapers, for commitment to speak positively about its activities in the country