Asia Mongolia A 40-metre replica of Japan’s historic Illustrated Account of the Mongol Invasions was donated to Mongolia by a Japanese collector; The replica, depicting the Yuan dynasty’s invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281, will be housed at the Kharakhorum Museum
Asia Georgia Georgian startup Theneo won the Web Summit Pitch Competition, the first Georgian company to make it this far in any kind of major startup competition
Europe Moldova Around 15 thousand oak saplings have been planted on a three-hectare area within the Căinari forest bypass to launch the national greening campaign 'Plant your future'
America Guatemala Local farmers are working on a hybrid seed, bred by selective breeding and not genetic modification, that has more essential nutrients than conventional maize, being a first step towards solving malnutrition as poor farmers usually eat mainly maize
Asia Maldives Drug-related cases were the most prosecuted in October according to the Attorney General's office
Asia Kuwait Kuwaiti judges have ordered a ban on handcuffing defendants in courtrooms as part of fair trial guarantees
Africa Sao Tome and Principe Serbian government has offered food aid - 11 containers with 100.000 kg of wheat flour and 100.000 litres of vegetable oil - to Sao Tomé and Principe, as agreed during the official visit of Prime Minister Jorge Bom Jesus to Belgrade last July
Europe Germany German solar energy industry is concerned about the high dependence on hardware supplies from China, as around 95% of the solar cells installed in Germany come from Chinese manufacturers
Europe Luxembourg A driverless car has seamlessly joined daytime traffic near Luxembourg's Kirchberg university campus - a first for the Grand Duchy - after researchers at the institute developed new software
Asia Mongolia Indian company Megha Engineering and Infrastructures has obtained a Letter of Authorisation to build Mongolia's first oil refinery
Asia Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called the inauguration of 100 bridges a historic event, saying it will help accelerate the country's overall development
America Bolivia The city of Santa Cruz has been closed and restricted by authorities as protests held by the right-wing opposition are attacking left-wing social, political, and Indigenous activists, mainly to request the government to address inequality and inflation
Europe Netherlands Nearly six million chickens and other birds have been culled in the last year in the Netherlands to contain an outbreak of bird flu