Oceania Papua New Guinea Condemning a man to a 3 years sentence, a Judge explicitly said women harassed or abused at work should report the episode to the police, underlining no one has the right to touch women without their consent
Asia Syria The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) said in a report that Syria arbitrarily arrested 196 people, including 11 children and three women, in the month of November
Africa Mali Mines and improvised explosive devices killed nine Malian soldiers during November in central and southern areas at the mercy of a decade-long jihadist insurgency, the army said on Sunday
Africa Ghana The country has launched a national debt exchange, said Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, expressing confidence that the move will help restore macroeconomic stability and end the country's worst economic crisis in years
Oceania Nauru At the 9th Pacific Aviation Officials Meeting, arrangements were announced to host the third Regional Aviation Ministers Meeting in Nauru tentatively for early November 2023
Africa Benin Players competed in a table tennis match as part of the celebration of 50 years of friendship between China and Benin in Cotonou on December 4, 2022
America Nicaragua The US has just added the country to the blacklist on international religious freedom, opening the path to potential additional sanctions against the state
Europe Latvia Defence Minister Artis Pabriks inspected two brand new 'Tarragon' light aircraft, locally manufactured by the Latvian company SIA 'Pelegrin' and purchased by the Latvian Armed Forces
Asia Maldives "Island Response Team", the island's fire-fighting team, was inaugurated in Thoddoo, in the presence of the Minister of Defence, who handed over the pump system to the island council on behalf of the Maldives National Defence Force
Europe Malta A total of 1.600 trees and shrubs have been planted in an initiative launched in April in which a tree is planted in exchange for every EUR 300 or more that the public donates to Puttinu Cares in return for an investment of EUR 35.000 by Parks Malta
America Honduras The government has announced a partial suspension of constitutional rights in order to crack down gang violence; the radical measure will last 30 days, heavily affecting locals
Europe Spain The Neanderthal footprints found in Spain over a year ago could date back 275.000 years and belong to other members of the genus 'Homo'
Asia Mongolia The central bank purchased a total of 19,9 tonnes of gold in the first 11 months of this year from natural and legal persons, one of the main ways in which it ensures the country's economic stability by constantly increasing its foreign exchange reserves
Africa Mauritius Eleven senior officials of the Mauritius Police Force, the Mauritius Revenue Authority and the Independent Commission Against Corruption were trained in leadership and management of investigations