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 Yemen Parliament renewed its warning to the pro-aggression government not to sign suspicious deals and transactions, such as the signing of two agreements, the first with the IMF worth $300 million and the second with the Arab Monetary Fund, worth $1 billion
Asia Philippines The country is witnessing a major boom in child sexual abuse; resources are limited and many children are placed in homes or orphanages with no training or experience to deal with abused children
Africa Kenya The Kenyan Defence Force will give up one day's pay per month to help raise funds to combat the effects of the drought that has hit the country
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The next presidential elections will be held on 20 December 2023, according to the calendar officially announced on Saturday by the Independent National Electoral Commission
Africa Republic of the Congo The economy is recovering, with an estimated growth rate of 2,6 % in 2022; growth is linked to higher oil prices on international market, reforms undertaken as part of programme with IMF and reforms in Central African Union
Africa Comoros A court in Comoros sentenced former President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi to life imprisonment for high treason for selling passports to stateless persons living in the Gulf
Africa Nigeria The Nigerian government has started training 3.700 history teachers as part of the process of reintroducing the subject into the basic education curriculum in the country
Asia Singapore The country passed laws to decriminalise gay sex and protect the definition of marriage against legal challenges; repeal of Section 377A of the Penal Code, dating back to colonial times, was approved by a majority of 93 votes to 3
America Saint Lucia The country is making its entry process even smoother with the introduction of an online Embarkation/Departure (ED) form that allows for electronic processing of travellers, introduced as of yesterday
Asia United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates launched their rover to the Moon yesterday from the Cape Canaveral base in Florida, in the Arab world's first lunar mission, a five-month journey to the Moon
Asia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian Authority for Persons with Disabilities organised a workshop in Riyadh for different government sectors to raise awareness and to teach the basics of communication with deaf and hard-of-hearing people
Europe Romania Motorola Solutions Romania submitted the only bid in the tender for the supply of 20.321 portable video cameras (body-cams) to the Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs, worth EUR 6,92 million
America United States Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, in Hawaii, has erupted for the first time in 38 years and the alert level has been upgraded from an "advisory" to a "warning" - the highest classification