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
Africa Sierra Leone Africell, a Sierra Leone-based mobile phone company, recently donated beach cleaning equipment worth thousands of dollars to two top clean-up organisations at its Lumley Beach Road branch
Oceania Marshall Islands The 75 recipients of the Republic of China/Taiwan-RMI Presidents' Scholarship were honoured at the Marshall Islands Resort
America Costa Rica The country’s match with Germany during the Qatar World Cup was the first ever in its history with all referees being women
Europe Sweden Self-driving trucks have started to hit the roads in the country, with other companies besides Swedish truck manufacturer Scania looking to launch new self-driving trucks
Europe Greece The final of the World Robot Olympiad 2022 ended with important awards for the Greek mission, ranked first in Europe and fourth worldwide
Asia South Korea Prosecutors on Friday demanded five years in prison and a fine of 12 million won ($9.225) for former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, who stands accused of academic irregularities involving his children and interference with an inspection into a corruption case
Oceania Fiji Koroklevu Beach Hotel, a luxury hotel that helped launch mass tourism in Fiji, is now an abandoned ruin on the Coral Coast, halfway between Nadi and Suva, a stretch of coastline known as Fijian Riviera
Africa Guinea-Bissau The president of the Guinea-Bissau Bar Association, Januário Pedro Correia, has been elected president of the Union of Portuguese Speaking Lawyers (UALP) for the two-year period 2023/2024
Oceania Papua New Guinea Transparency International PNG will host a two-day election seminar to present the results of its observations during the 2022 national general election to promote transparency for election integrity
Africa Algeria Algerian musical genre raï has been inscribed on the UNESCO intangible world heritage list, which concluded yesterday the 17th session of Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Morocco
Europe Iceland Around 300.000 tourists are expected to arrive in Ísafjörður next summer via cruise ships, a number of tourists equal to ten times the population of the city
Africa Niger President Bazoum gave a long speech on Thursday evening at the Luiss University in Rome, on the occasion of the meeting entitled "Italy, Niger, Europe, Africa. Two continents, one destiny" for the cooperation among the two countries
Africa Cameroon Cameroon became the first African team to ever beat Brazil at a World Cup; despite the victory, the team finished third in its group and was eliminated