America Brazil 180,1 million tonnes of soybeans are expected to be harvested in the 2026/27 season, with exports forecast to reach a record 110 million tonnes; Domestic crushing is expected to rise to 63,5 million tonnes, also driven by stronger biodiesel demand
Africa Burundi The East African Regional Tourism Expo has kicked off in Burundi, signalling a new development of joint tourism in East Africa as a single tourism block
Oceania Fiji Excessive dog populations in a community can affect those living there, says Animals Fiji co-founder Casey Quimby, speaking at a dog population management awareness campaign in Lautoka
America Peru President Pedro Castillo has demanded the UN that regardless of the Ukrainian war, fertiliser exports from Russia must be normalised, and that its sanctions are violating the human right to food security, especially for Peru’s local farmers
America Guatemala Almost 90% of locals in the Southeastern part of the country have rejected a mining project in a local referendum, saying that even if the project would generate jobs, it would also pollute soil and water sources, affecting the health of residents
Europe Italy A right-wing party with ideological roots in fascism, Fratelli d'Italia, won the elections, with its leader Giorgia Meloni likely to become the country's first female premier
Africa Djibouti The Ministry of the Interior organised the closing ceremony of National Identity Week last Thursday at the People's Palace
Asia North Korea North Korea claimed Monday that the United States forced it to adopt a nuclear first-use doctrine and vowed to continue the military build-up in a retaliatory move against the "hostile policy" of the United States
America Panama To fight climate change and overpopulated city areas, a new project has been presented by a local company that consists in building floating ecological homes off the coast of the country, which are completely 100% sustainable and self-sufficient
Africa Sierra Leone Among winners of Global Mayors Challenge 2021-2022, Freetown was awarded $1 million, technical support and coaching for 3 years; #FreetownTheTreeTown project wants to develop a community-wide tree-planting model to counter impacts of deforestation
Asia Azerbaijan The international community should prevent Azerbaijan's adventuristic moves and a possible new aggression against Armenia, said Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan
Asia Saudi Arabia Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has launched a unified government platform, 'nusuk.sa', which will serve as the new Saudi gateway to Makkah and Madinah, facilitating visit procedures to the two Holy Mosques as part of the Pilgrim Experience Program initiatives
Africa Gabon Indian Navy warship Tarkash called at Port Gentil, Gabon, as part of its current deployment in the Gulf of Guinea for anti-piracy patrols; the trip marked the first ever visit of an Indian Navy ship to Gabon
Africa Cape Verde Vice-president of the Czech-Cabo Verde Chamber of Commerce, Mónica Sofia Duarte, said that the Czech aeronautics company in Cabo Verde intends to produce planes in the archipelago over the next three years to sell to African countries