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 This year, the US has deported a record-breaking 86.000 Guatemalans back to their country, a 30% increase in deportations since last year
America Venezuela This year, the number of Venezuelans that have migrated to neighbouring Colombia has reached a total of 3 million, and reportedly over half of them seek to stay there as the situation in their home country has not improved
Africa Egypt Funds have been allocated for the preparation of strategic and detailed maps for the 74 planned industrial zones spread across the country - said the Minister of Local Development
Asia Brunei More than 100 South Korean tourists arrived in Brunei recently, marking the largest number of visitors from the Republic entering the country since air travel reopened
Africa Seychelles Minister of Fisheries and the Blue Economy, Jean-François Ferrari, said that the future of the fishing industry lies in doing better and more with less, which means earning more using the same fish resources
Africa Tanzania African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of Children and Young People has recently issued a ruling that has been described by many as historic, challenging the government's policy of expelling pregnant or married girls from school
Asia Bangladesh Bangladesh's denim shipments to the US grew by 42% in nine months to a value of $739 million
America Saint Kitts and Nevis Nevis Island Administration's Minister of Tourism announcing that the first cruise ship will call on Nevis today 27 November, beginning a tourism season with over 40 cruise calls scheduled
Africa Togo Last year, the country earned 748,6 billion CFA francs (€1,2 billion) from merchandise exports, growing from previous years, according to the Banque Centrale des Etats d'Afrique de l'Ouest
Africa Algeria Work on the construction of a second 10 MW solar farm in south-east Algeria has started as part of an alliance of Italian oil and gas major Eni with the government-owned Sonatrach to support the decarbonisation of oil production
Europe Netherlands A citizens' initiative calling on politicians to remove abortion from Wetboek van Strafrecht, Dutch penal code, was delivered to Tweede Kamer with almost 94.000 signatures, more than double the number needed to put the topic on Tweede Kamer's agenda
Africa Zambia Zambia's National Institute of Public Health called for collaboration across all sectors in the fight against antimicrobial resistance, stressing that it remains a threat to humans, animals, plants and the environment