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
Asia Laos Laos and Thailand are cooperating to prevent cross-border wildlife trafficking since four tiger cubs were rescued in Thailand after being smuggled from Laos
Europe Moldova Over 300 soldiers recently enlisted in the National Army took their oath in a ceremony held in the municipality of Chisinau and the Bulboaca training centre
Africa Liberia Liberian musician Anthony "Experience" Nagbe, founding leader of the band called Tijajlu, a giant of Liberian music, passed away last week
Europe Ukraine A $200m superyacht owned by Viktor Medvedchuk, a Ukrainian oligarch and friend of Vladimir Putin who is under sanctions, is to be auctioned off by Kiev after being seized in Croatia
Asia Kazakhstan To boost local production of medical drugs, Roche Holding AG, a Swiss pharma, plans to launch a contract manufacturing company for cancer drugs in Kazakhstan
Oceania Australia The country argues against the UN putting the Great Barrier Reef on ‘endangered’ status; in July 2021 the UN proposal did not pass
Europe Russia Russia's permanent representative to international organisations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, has said that Russia will no longer supply oil to European countries after the EU decision to impose a price cap
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The 2022 Nine Nights of Lights Christmas Festival, to be held at the Botanic Gardens, was launched during a function held last Wednesday 30 November at the Gardens
Asia Myanmar Seventy Rohingya hiding in a truck carrying ginger were arrested north of Yangon after the vehicle crashed into a road channel, the Myanmar junta said
Africa South Africa South African rugby player and Rugby World Cup winner Sbu Nkosi has been reported to the police as a missing person, his club said on Saturday
Oceania Kiribati As Kiribati concluded 79th WW II commemoration on islands of Butaritari and Betio, south of Tarawa, Kiribati Tourism Authority said the many untold stories about events of 1943 make Kiribati an intriguing island destination for battlefield visits
Europe Serbia Serbian teachers staged a protest against violence in schools on Thursday - and demanded an improvement in the status of their profession - after a video of pupils assaulting a teacher went viral
Africa Madagascar Farahantsana hydroelectric power plant, built and owned by the Italian holding company Tozzi Green, was inaugurated by President Rajoelina