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 Mozambique Climate-resistant coffee trees have been planted and grown around Gorongosa National Park, a rainforest that has lost more than 100 hectares of tree cover per year over the past four decades
Africa eSwatini Amnesty International reports that the authorities have intensified repression of human rights, continuing to attack the rule of law and justice; on the other hand, warders to Royal premises have become target of criminal actions and killings
Europe Montenegro Montenegro's National Tourism Organisation said 52.000 British travellers visited the country between January and August, an 87% increase compared to the same period in 2019
Oceania Nauru A disabled Bangladeshi refugee has told the Disability Royal Commission that he suffered horrific treatment in Australia's offshore detention system, having often gone hungry during his detention in Nauru as unable to stand in line for food for hours
Europe Vatican City Pope Francis said the women he appointed to the Vatican have shown they can be better managers than men and that there is too much machismo in the Roman Catholic Church and society in general
America Peru A group of 70 tourists in a boat was held hostage in the Amazon by local tribes as a form of protest towards the government, as a recent oil spill in the area hasn’t yet been addressed and has tremendously affected the nearby wildlife
Asia Myanmar Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor John Saw Yaw Han, auxiliary bishop of Yangon, as bishop of the Kengtung diocese, which covers Myanmar's eastern Shan State
America Nicaragua After an electoral campaign without rallies or opposition, municipal elections have officially opened; the governing party is allegedly hoping to gain control of local governments, the voting being reportedly preceded by arrests and crackdown on opponents
Europe Serbia NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg urged Serbia and Kosovo to refrain from any unilateral action that could trigger escalation in northern Kosovo
Asia Vietnam 15 Vietnamese companies have been awarded under the Women's Empowerment Principles for their exemplary gender equality practices
America Paraguay Mariano López Moreira Tovar, 10 years old, has published his first children’s book, which has ranked among the best-selling on Amazon and is now available across all physical libraries in the country
Oceania Fiji New Generation Party filed its nominations with the Fiji Elections Office with five candidates; interim leader Tiko said he was proud that New Generation was the first party to file provisional nominations
Europe France The French government has announced a bill to create a specific residence permit to allow illegal immigrants working in understaffed sectors to legalise their status