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
Africa South Sudan Wfp, FAO and Unicef stated that 7,76 million people in South Sudan (62,7% of the population) could face severe food insecurity from April to July 2023 due to a combination of climate shocks and conflict
America Barbados Officials at the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) declared the airport ready for more passenger traffic expected this winter season; to duly prepare premises and staff, the airport has been meeting all stakeholders involved
Africa South Africa Communities are urged to respect schools, specially during the critical time of examinations for the Grade 12; authorities defined ‘very regressive’ the disrupting of exams because the community has a grievance, saying they wouldn’t tolerate the practice
Europe Kosovo The total imports from Serbia grew by 27% in Jan-Oct 2022 on 2021, for a total €58,7 million value, showing the country is still much relying on Serbia in spite of bilateral initiatives to boost imports from Albania, €48,7 million in the same period
America Panama This past month, the country produced 97% of its energy from renewable sources, breaking its own personal record of clean energy production
Europe Sweden The new Swedish government will distance itself from the Kurdish YPG militia as it seeks Turkey's approval to join NATO, Sweden's foreign minister told Swedish Radio on Saturday
Europe Austria Restoration work has begun in the library of the Benedictine Abbey of Melk; overlooking the Danube River, the UNESCO heritage site contains a hundred thousand historical volumes some older than a millennium
America Canada 55.000 education workers went on strike on Friday in Ontario, after failing to reach an agreement with the province for better pay and more frontline staff; all 583 Toronto schools, 247.000 students enrolled, will remain closed if strike continues
Africa Ivory Coast A very small goal, no goalkeeper and a pitch the size of a handball court: in Ivory Coast there are people who dream of seeing the popular maracana, a kind of six-a-side football born on campuses some 50 years ago, become an Olympic sport
Asia Brunei Social enterprise Big BWN Project is collaborating with online news publisher The Scoop to run the ASEAN Digital Literacy Programme, a region-wide initiative to curb online disinformation in South East Asia
Africa Angola An international meeting will be held on 8 and 9 November in the city of Benguela to understand the impact of policies on teaching and learning at different levels and institutions
Asia Iran Human Rights Watch - a pressure group - explicitly accused Iranian authorities of using fabricated national security threats to crack down on protesters across the country
Africa Burundi At least 19.198 Burundian refugees were repatriated between 1 January and 31 October from their African host countries, according to Minister of the Interior, Public Security and Community Development