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 North Korea An intermediate range ballistic missile fired on 4 October from Mupyong-ri flew over Japan for the first time since 2017; it landed in water some 2.000 miles east of Japan after traveling 2.850 miles
Europe Iceland The country drops one place and now ranks 5th out of 169 nations in the Social Progress Index, conducted by the independent non-profit organism Social Progress Imperative
America Haiti At least seven people have died of cholera in a return of the disease that killed some 10.000 people in a 2010 outbreak; it comes as gang blockades have caused shortages of fuel and clean drinking water, after a year with no confirmed cholera cases
Asia Pakistan After the flooding on 2 September, work began on 11 September to build 100 houses in the Flood Relief Village in Tank district; in record time, they were handed over equipped with facilities of a solar system, school, clinic and tube-well on 5 October
Europe Netherlands According to ABN Amro's annual Welfare Monitor, the health of healthcare workers deteriorated sharply last year, scoring almost 20% lower than in 2020
America Colombia 10 armed groups, including former members of the FARC group who rejected the government peace deal, have agreed to participate in unilateral ceasefires to dialogue with the government
Africa Madagascar Several years of reforestation efforts were destroyed in a few days, with 90% of the vegetation in the Marohogo reforestation area in the Menabe region going up in smoke last Sunday
Africa eSwatini Local artist Bholoja born Mbongiseni Ngubane has signed a recording deal with One World Records from Denmark; the forthcoming album ‘Imphilo’ contains 11 songs and will be released physical and digital in the next coming weeks
America Belize The government has implemented a new programme to improve medical waste disposal by installing machines that sterilise waste at high temperatures to kill pathogens before final disposal, making the majority of its medical facilities now waste compliant
Oceania Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. signed an open skies agreement with Singapore's Minister of Transport S. Iswaran, which allows airlines from both countries to operate any passenger and cargo service to and beyond any third country without any restrictions
Asia Kazakhstan The sixth Summit 'Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia' to be held in Astana on 12-13 October will see participation of the League of Arab States
Asia Oman Phase two of the Al Ansab-Al-Jifnain motorway project will be completed by the first quarter of next year, according to the Muscat City Council
Africa Eritrea Fertiliser exploration company Danakali has announced the potential sale of its 50% stake in the Colluli potash sulphate project in Eritrea for $166m pre-tax