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 Senegal Judicial authorities launched the electronic bracelet programme for inmates to decongest the country's crowded prisons
Africa Equatorial Guinea Preliminary election results released by Equatorial Guinea's government on Monday showed that the ruling party had won more than 99% of the votes cast so far in the presidential, legislative and municipal elections held on Sunday
Europe Spain A €9,45 million grant to mitigate the impact on the local economy following the eruption of the La Palma volcano in September 2021 has been approved by the European Parliament's Budget Committee
Europe Moldova Some 45 countries and institutions joined together in Paris to pledge millions of euros in aid to Moldova as fears grow that it could be further destabilised by the conflict in Ukraine
Africa Guinea-Bissau The new president of the Basketball Federation of Guinea-Bissau, Claudomiro Almeida, has chosen as his priority the redevelopment of infrastructure to enable athletes to practice in the country's domestic competitions
Europe Czech Republic By placing fake mustache on its vehicles, the Prague Transport Company is taking part in the Movember initiative that spreads awareness about men's health key issues and draws attention on prevention
Africa Ivory Coast It kicked off in Abidjan Football for Schools, an ambitious programme run by FIFA that combines sport and education; it is the first country in West Africa and the fifth on the continent to join the programme that seeks to make football more accessible
Europe Switzerland After first cases of flu have been detected in wild birds this winter, veterinary authorities are taking measures to protect domestic poultry and prevent the spread of the virus
Africa Tanzania A national campaign to plant trees in areas with water sources has been launched by vice-President Philip Mpango, to protect them and create sufficient water reserves for human use
America United States A snowstorm media called ‘historic’ has hit western New York state yesterday leaving more than 2m of snow in some places; roads have been closed and flights cancelled the weekend before the Thanksgiving holiday
America Canada Canadian investors have lost $131 billion, around $4.000 per capita, as a result of losses sustained by 183 publicly traded cannabis companies, according to a new report from a Toronto-based law firm
Africa Niger An expedition on the trail of dinosaurs led by US paleontologist Paul Sereno, already famed as extraordinary, is coming to an end in northern Niger after nearly a month of research
Europe Lithuania According to data on lightweight plastic bags published by Eurostat on 16 November, among EU countries, the countries with the highest consumption of LPCBs per person in 2020 were Lithuania (294 bags per person), the Czech Republic (251) and Latvia (229)