America Bolivia 77 gold bars seized at Viru Viru Airport in compliance with a court order have been delivered to the Central Bank of Bolivia; the total weight recorded during the valuation process is 189.503,9 grams with an average purity over 90%
Africa Ivory Coast The first edition of the competition to decree the country's most beautiful beaches has begun; the project puts the seven Ivorian coastal communities in competition for the promotion of beaches and inland tourism
Africa Libya The use by the EU border agency, Frontex, of aerial surveillance to allow the Libyan coast guard to intercept migrant boats, knowing of the subsequent abuses, makes it complicit according to Human Rights Watch and Border Forensics
Africa Zimbabwe Power outages have become increasingly severe; lasting up to 18 hours, they are affecting many businesses and families who are unable to carry on their activities
Europe Hungary Inflation in Hungary reached 22,5% year-on-year in November, marking a new 20-year high, with food and energy remaining the items with the biggest hikes; consumer prices rose at a record rate of 1,8% since October
Asia Cambodia Minister of Culture and Fine Arts expressed regret as 3 buildings in Wat Ounalom complex, built in 1930 and listed as national heritage structures by the Department of Culture and Fine Arts of Phnom Penh Municipality, were destroyed to build a new stupa
Africa Nigeria The country produces 2.599 films per year, far surpassing second Africa’s producer, Ghana, with 600 per year as states UNESCO report on the film industry in Africa
Europe Finland Finns searched for info associated with Russian invasion of Ukraine, with Google stating 'Ukraine', 'Russia', 'Nato', 'Putin', 'ruble exchange rate' were the most popular search terms and 'why is Russia invading Ukraine' one of most popular questions
Asia Kuwait Over the past 11 months an increase in the number of registered divorce cases and a decrease in marriages has been reported in official statistics
Oceania Solomon Islands Following the reopening of the Solomon Islands' borders on 1 July after an 800-day blockade, official visitor arrival figures for the third quarter of 2022 show that the destination performed much better than expected
Asia Armenia Armenian Foreign Minister presented the situation in the Lachin Corridor to the President of the UN Human Rights Council
Africa Mauritania Thirteen historical sites and two elements of Mauritanian cultural heritage were recently included in the World Islamic Organisation for Education, Science and Culture in the Islamic World (Icesco) heritage lists
America Peru President Pedro Castillo announced that he was dissolving the Congress and using emergency powers to call new elections; considered as a coup d’état, he has now been impeached and replaced by his deputy Dina Boluarte
Europe Belgium PAN Europe and Nature&Progrès Belgium took legal action against the systematic authorisation of two cypermethrin-based insecticides, jointly asking the Belgian Council of State to immediately suspend the authorisation