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 Saint Lucia Taiwanese government provided financial support to three Saint Lucia relief initiatives; the Saint Lucia Social Development Fund received USD 2,67 million, which will be allocated to a countrywide stimulus programme
Asia Indonesia A 5.6-magnitude earthquake in the town of Cianjur, about 75 km (50 miles) south of Jakarta, killed at least 300 people under landslides and collapsed buildings, and left thousands sheltering in tents
America Costa Rica The government is currently working on a legal framework to establish official regulations and taxes on the use of cryptocurrency
America Peru The country was isolated from international flights and exports for several days, as its main international airport, Jorge Chavez Airport, suffered from a major airplane collision that left the whole airport shut down
America Bahamas Ann Marie Davis, wife of PM Philip Davis, visited the Resilience Centre in Grand Bahama, where she was briefed on the various programmes and services offered
Asia United Arab Emirates The UAE Cabinet launched 'We the UAE 2031' during the annual government meetings, presenting the government's vision for the next decade
Africa Malawi The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund has approved a disbursement of $88.327 million (91 billion kuna) for Malawi under the new Food Shock Window of the Rapid Credit Faculty
Africa Namibia Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has said that the 100-kilometre state forest in the Zambezi region is under threat from foreigners who daily enter undesignated points to collect timber
Europe Latvia Ministry of Education and Science has stated that, as of the year 2026/2027, all educational institutions will have to provide one of the EU languages or a foreign language regulated by intergovernmental agreements in the field of education
Asia East Timor The country is set to become the 11th member of the Southeast Asian bloc; according to analysts, membership could worsen existing tensions in the group and in the China-US rivalry in the region
Asia Tajikistan The country can meet the potato needs of the population, says the Ministry of Agriculture; as of 18 November, agricultural units in Tajikistan had produced 821.000 tonnes of potatoes, 185.181 tonnes more than in the same period last year
Africa Libya The Montenegrin Ministry of Finance said the country will pay $4m it owes Libya, part of a total of $210m Yugoslavia borrowed to secure oil imports
Europe Italy LEONARDO, the 4th most powerful supercomputer in the world, has been inaugurated at the Bologna Technopole; with a computing power of 250 million billion calculations per second it will enable unprecedented research into cancer and the human brain