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
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Gonsalves continues to implore the island's youth who have a fascination with guns to quit with that interest, at a time when the nation is experiencing an increase in homicides
Africa Mozambique More than 2.500 teachers and non-teaching staff who had fled their homes in the jihad-hit northern Mozambique province of Cabo Delgado have returned to their homes thanks to the restoration of relative peace in the area
America Guyana To ensure strict international laws against illegal logging, the country will sign an agreement with the EU to only allow legally harvested timber to be exported
Europe North Macedonia European Investment Bank will provide a EUR 50 million loan to North Macedonia for rehabilitation, modernisation, expansion and construction of water supply infrastructure
Europe Vatican City Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity, got shot at yesterday as he was delivering humanitarian aid in Pope Francis’ name near Zaporizhzhia, Ukrain; unscathed, he continued his mission
America Haiti A group of "protesters" attacked and vandalised the headquarters of Haiti's National Television located in Delmas 33; at least 3 vehicles in the TNH courtyard were reportedly burnt and others vandalised
Europe Denmark According to data from Sundhedsdatastyrelsen, there were more than 2.000 more births last year than in 2020, representing the highest birth rate since 2010
Africa Egypt The export ban on a number of food staples, such as wheat, flour and broad beans imposed last March has been lifted
Africa Burundi The country needs to engage more effectively in the rule of law and the fight against impunity for violations and abuses committed since 2015, said an independent UN expert, who calls for a credible and inclusive democratisation process
Europe Germany Oktoberfest returns to Germany after two years of pandemic cancellations, with brewers and visitors under inflationary pressure: the price of a one-litre mug of beer has risen by 15% since 2019
Oceania Tonga Solar power was tested this week for about 197 households on the small island of 'Uiha in the Ha'apai group, marking an important transition from diesel to solar power generation, with a view to commissioning later this month
Europe Kosovo The country will seek EU candidate status by the end of the year, announced Kosovo's foreign minister on Wednesday in a tv interview
Asia North Korea North Korean state media have released new propaganda posters featuring the country's long-range nuclear missiles, the first to depict these destructive weapons in five years