America Brazil 180,1 million tonnes of soybeans are expected to be harvested in the 2026/27 season, with exports forecast to reach a record 110 million tonnes; Domestic crushing is expected to rise to 63,5 million tonnes, also driven by stronger biodiesel demand
America Guatemala UNESCO has declared the country’s Holy Week as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity, thanks to its multiple representations of the Mayan, Afro-descendant, and Mestizo religious views, being a celebration that brings together sociocultural diversity
Asia Iran The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, reportedly responded to a letter from a group of female high school students recommending that students strengthen their morale to build a prosperous Iran
Africa Algeria Reporters Without Borders called on the Algerian authorities to stop harassing independent media director Ihsane El Kadi with the aim of repressing his outspoken statements
America Grenada The Ministry of Finance released its 2022 Annual Economic Review, which shows significant improvements in most key sectors of economic activities, with the tourism sector leading
America Chile Prisoners that are part of the indigenous Mapuche tribe have gone on a hunger strike for several days in order to protest their prison rights, claiming that they should be granted to hold their religious rituals within the facilities
Asia Uzbekistan The country has received delivery of three more batches of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, the Ministry of Health said, for over 2,3 million extra doses
Asia Iraq Ministry of Environment underlined important aspects in Paris Climate Agreement, pointing to the creation of a special fund for losses and damages related to carbon pollution, adding that "Iraq is not a cause of climate change, but is affected by it"
Africa Rwanda People seeking driving licences will no longer have to wait long to take provisional and final paper-based examinations, after the Rwanda National Police decentralised its driving test services to 16 sites in different parts of the country
Asia Nepal Annual paddy production increased by 4,2% in Chitwan district this year, according to the Bharatpur Agriculture Knowledge Centre
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
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
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
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