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 Lebanon The country has received the first vaccines to combat the worsening cholera epidemic, from which the country had been free since 1993
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 Yemen Yemen's leadership council chairman called on Arab nations to identify the Iran-backed Houthis as terrorists responsible for starting the conflict, speaking Wednesday at the Arab League summit
Africa Equatorial Guinea Having decided to close its land borders as of Monday, the authorities of Equatorial Guinea have launched a vast operation to expel foreign nationals in an irregular situation present in the country
Africa Liberia Liberia's fifth national population and housing census, the first digital, has been postponed from 24 October to 22 November
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
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
Asia Saudi Arabia The country is considering establishing a new stock market index for metals and mines in a bid to expand its resource sector to diversify away from hydrocarbons
America Mexico The country has formally legalised gay marriage across all of its states, now recognising it as a nation-wide law
Oceania Australia Aged Care workers will get a pay rise of at least 15%, by decision of the industrial umpire; unions had asked for a 25% rise and a wage increase was recommended in 2021 by Royal Commission, which exposed major problems in the sector, including overwork
Africa eSwatini Board of Directors of African Development Bank Group recently approved the interim report on the implementation of the Bank's Country Strategy Document 2020-2024 for Eswatini and Country Portfolio Performance 2022
Africa Tunisia The 33rd edition of the Carthage Film Festival finishes today in the Tunisian capital, with 72 countries represented and over 40 films
Asia Qatar More than 50.000 people have been trained to ensure security during the World Cup, in line with FIFA standards, and international security personnel will operate under a unified Qatari command