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
Europe Latvia The 9th Riga International Film Festival will start today 13 October with ten films from the Baltic Sea region and the Nordic countries competing for the festival's main prize and a prize worth €4.000
Asia Oman Sultan Haitham bin Tarik agreed to the year 2050 as date for achieving zero carbon neutrality, the preparation of a national plan to achieve this goal and the establishment of the Oman Sustainability Centre to oversee and monitor neutrality programmes
Europe Norway The Norwegian Police Security Service wants to implement better tools to prevent sabotage, for example currently wiretapping to prevent sabotage is not permitted
Africa Cameroon Nearly 1.800 employees of the Cameroonian Ministry of Finance have been summoned to the State Audit Office to answer for alleged misappropriation of public funds between 2010 and 2021
America Canada Hockey Canada announces the CEO and entire board of directors have been dismissed following political and corporate pressure about the handling of an alleged group sexual assault involving members of the 2018 men's national junior team
Asia Singapore 600.000 public transport vouchers will be available for lower- to lower-middle-income households from Dec 28 to help cope with the 2,9% fare increase that will be applied from Dec 26
Oceania Marshall Islands The Jisam Kaisha multipurpose basketball court, the latest court to combat non-communicable diseases through sports, was christened at Teron weto in Rita
America Jamaica The #DoYourShare campaign was officially unveiled, promoting the expansion of safe spaces in support of mental health, providing a platform for people to share their stories and experiences of mental disorders and to access resources, reducing stigma
Oceania New Zealand Cows will be fed with 'Kowbucha' probiotics to reduce their burping, which releases methane into the air
Europe Netherlands About half of the children of immigrants say that the country is not welcoming for people with different backgrounds and many of them directly experience discrimination, according to new research by government's socio-economic think tank SCP
Europe United Kingdom London's Regent's Park was transformed into an open-air gallery with the return of the Frieze Sculpture Park, featuring artists from the UK, USA, Nigeria, UAE, Australia
Asia Laos Mekong River Commission launched a competition that challenges university students in the region to design a sustainable and cost-effective technology to monitor the Mekong's water level, rainfall, soil moisture and water quality
Africa Mali Mali's traditional leaders have recommended that the transitional authorities recognise their status and 'traditional power' in the new constitution being drafted