Asia United Arab Emirates Emirates customers made over one million connections to Starlink Wi-Fi in seven months, using more than one petabyte of data through the satellite internet service accessible free onboard aircraft in the fleet
Africa Sierra Leone 29 billion Lions (€1,6 million) have been disbursed for the renovation of 538 primary schools in the form of grants through the Sierra Leone Free Education Project by the Ministry of Basic and Higher Secondary Education
Africa Niger The construction of 2331 classrooms over the next 3 months, throughout the national territory, in sustainable materials and fully equipped, has been officially launched by the Minister of National Education
Africa Chad The curfew has been extended from midnight to 5am until order is restored as of yesterday 9 November 2022
Asia Sri Lanka In a joint statement, UN agencies in Colombo said they had raised $79 million to feed the needy, but the growing number of poor people makes an additional $70 million necessary
Oceania Kiribati Legal organisations Commonwealth Association of Judges and Lawyers have expressed concern over the appointment of Tetiro Semilota, Attorney General, as Chief Justice of Kiribati, due to conflict of interest
Asia Iraq 1526 flights departed from Baghdad International Airport in October according to the General Company for Air Navigation Services
America Uruguay The country’s state-run oil company, Ancap, currently has its workers protesting due to the steps towards privatisation that the company is taking, causing a fuel shortage in the state’s air transportation and leading to heavy delays and logistics issues
Europe Ukraine Over 6.400 dead and almost 10.000 wounded, as reported by the Kiyv independent, are the ascertained numbers of Ukrainian casualties since the beginning of the war according to UN
Asia Malaysia Malaysia Airlines has signed a number of strategic memoranda of understanding with key tourism partners such as Tourism Malaysia and state tourism authorities, including Penang, Sabah and Sarawak Tourism
Africa Togo The census now underway will help know the social situation of all Togolese, said the Secretary General of Togolese Presidency, sharing the belief that the census is crucial for socio-economic development
Africa Guinea Ahead of the Extraordinary Assembly scheduled for 12 November to adopt the revised statutes of the Football Federation of Guinea, FIFA and CAF have sent a joint letter to the leaders of the Committee for Normalisation
America Saint Kitts and Nevis The first fishing tournament by the Newtown Fisherman's Cooperative Society in partnership with Sagicor Insurance was held; the company sponsored the prize for the largest pelagic fish
Europe Spain A Guardia Civil officer has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for spreading fake news about migrants in social medias; it is the first case of conviction of this kind in Spain