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 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
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
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
Asia Armenia Hungary and Armenia have agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations, broken off more than a decade ago; the countries are opening up possibilities for trade, cultural, educational and tourism cooperation
Africa Gambia Belgian Friends of The Gambia, an international organisation, donated to 47 sponsored students attending the Nyodema Kindergarten and Bakoteh Annex Lower Basic School 33 50kg bags of rice, educational, health and agricultural items
Europe Poland PM Morawiecki has promised his Finnish counterpart that he will help convince PM Orban, who, together with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is the only remaining to ratify Finland's application for NATO membership
Africa Burkina Faso It was supposed to end today, in Bobo-Dioulasso, the 20th edition of the National Culture Week, postponed to a date to be determined by the government due to the insecurity in the country
Europe Germany The Bundestag has officially ratified the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the EU and Canada, in provisional application from 2017, calling on the other 11 missing countries to do the same
Asia Taiwan The Council of Ministers has approved a draft amendment to the Commodity Tax Act that, if approved, will extend the current period of reduction of the commodity tax for buyers of new and heavy diesel vehicles who dispose of old ones until the end of 2026
Asia Brunei Three products sold at supermarkets in the Sultanate were found to contain non-halal ingredients; the finding was made after public complaints based on the information on the packaging and the goods have been immediately moved to the non-halal section
Asia Thailand Environmental crimes police shut down 16 illegal dumps in Bangkok and arrested seven people for operating them
Europe Slovakia According to a recent survey, people in western Slovakia are more likely to buy a live carp for Christmas than those in the east, for the traditional dinner on 24 December; however, the number is down on previous years