Oceania Australia Police in New South Wales rejected arming guards at Jewish events; The Australian Jewish Association told the antisemitism royal commission that private security guards at Jewish events should be armed, authorities fear that would further fracture society
America Jamaica The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is advising shoppers not to accept poorly documented cash register tapes as substitutes for receipts from vendors
Europe Latvia In November 2022, as compared with November 2021, the average producer price level increased by 29,6%, according to data from the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia, namely +49,9% for products sold on the local market and +11,8% for export products
Oceania Fiji The Social Democratic Liberal Party of Fiji said it would form a coalition with two other parties, a move that would displace current Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, marking the end of the former military leader's 16 years in power
Europe United Kingdom Pound notes featuring King Charles have been unveiled and will enter circulation in 2024 coexisting with current ones; Charles is only the second monarch to feature on the paper currency first issued in the 17th century
Africa Benin Project Marina, a vast memorial and tourist complex under construction in Ouidah, could lead to a better understanding of the transatlantic slave trade, but critics argue that the commodification of heritage can debase the experiences of a painful past
Oceania Marshall Islands A two-day diplomatic training hosted by the Australian Embassy in Majuro earlier this month was attended by representatives from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Department of Health and Human Services
Africa Lesotho Anti-corruption investigators raided three principal secretaries allegedly implicated in a M100 million road repair scandal
Africa Ghana Cocoa farmers have been urged not to allow themselves to be influenced by the huge sums of money being offered by some individuals to sell their farmlands for illegal and small-scale mining activities
Europe Luxembourg The country will step up public transport security by deploying more police patrols on buses after a series of assaults on drivers, the Ministry of Internal Security announced on Wednesday
Europe Finland Christmas cards and greetings messages are important to recipients: over 50% thinks cards, letters and parcels sent for Christmas are the most popular postal items, shows a survey by Posti, Finland's leading postal service
Africa Togo To implement the electrification of 317 communities with mini-solar grids, Togo received aids from the West African Development Bank and now the African Development Bank is contributing with €3,73 million
Asia Cyprus Prisons Director and her assistant announced they will quit, following the Attorney-General’s decision not to prosecute a drug squad chief amid the corruption investigation on the prisons
Africa Kenya Thanks to a system of training and education to raise awareness of the importance of childbirth in health facilities and the establishment of a fund, Linda Mama, 'protect the mother', maternal mortality has been greatly reduced in the last ten years