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 Mozambique Yesterday 4/10/1992 was celebrated, the day on which in Rome Chissano, Mozambican president and secretary of Frelimo, and Dhlakama, leader of Renamo, signed a General Peace Agreement that put an end to 16 years of civil war
Europe Hungary A foundation led by prominent critics of the Hungarian government and of conservative forces in general allegedly helped the Hungarian opposition's election campaign with substantial funds from the United States
Asia Singapore Health authorities aim to reduce the population's sodium intake by 15% over the next five years; to reverse the rise in hypertension rates, at least half of the salt on the market will be replaced with low-sodium alternatives
Africa Gabon The country, which holds the presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of October, said the Council's monthly work programme will feature two events, one on "peace and security in Africa" and the other on "climate and security in Africa"
Asia Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen stated that the government's 'one commune, one secondary school' policy, first introduced in 2002 to support human resource development in Cambodia, has been achieved
Africa Uganda Parliament has passed a bill that will allow for human organ donation and transplantation: the Uganda Human Organ Donation and Transplant Bill 2021; it aims at regulating organ, cell and tissue donation and transplantation
Asia East Timor The National Parliament passed the Resolution to ratify the Millennium Challenge Compact Agreement, with 40 votes in favour, zero against, and ten abstentions
Africa Central African Republic According to the UN department coordinating humanitarian affairs, more than 80.000 people have been affected by floods in Central Africa since June and the rainy season is not over yet
America Dominica Castle Bruce constituency parliamentary representative Octavia Alfred has announced that residents of the constituency can 'continue their daily lives almost as usual' after experiencing heavy rains last Friday
Africa Sierra Leone CrossBoundary Energy has commissioned a 236 kWh solar plant and a 389 kWh battery storage system at the plant of forestry plantation developer Miro Forestry, in Tonkolil
Asia Saudi Arabia Over a dozen international signature restaurant, including 5 that earned at least one Michelin star in another country, are set to open in Riyadh by the end of the year
Africa Benin At the 7th edition of the UNESCO-Hamdan Teacher Development Prize, 3 innovative programmes from Benin, Haiti and Lebanon were selected; they stress the role of teachers in transforming education in their communities
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Sunday's elections marked an important moment for the country which, for the first time, has two out of three presidents who do not belong to ethno-nationalist parties