America Canada Northern Shield Energy Corridor has been unveiled, a 3.300-km crude oil pipeline project for 5-800.000 barrels/day and running entirely through Canada; Premiers of Alberta and Ontario said it's designed for energy security by bypassing US transit routes
Asia Japan Portable power banks catching fire in Japan have more than doubled between 2020 and 2024; public and private sectors have begun strengthening safety measures and efforts to raise public awareness amid a series of incidents in public spaces this year
Europe Greece The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at National Technical University of Athens will use AI to identify students at risk of exceeding graduation timelines; analyzing 30 years of data it will intercept anomalies and alert academic advisors
America Cuba Havana authorities have measured in cubic meters the volume of garbage in the streets, with people hoping they would collect it, as data was used for a study to "plan better" that would involve support from the private sector
America Antigua and Barbuda Annual Christmas Barrel Initiative has begun and will run to 15 January 2026: households can import personal-use essentials at reduced cost during the peak shipping period; the concession applies to clothing, food items and toiletries, not electronics
Africa Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadéra will bid for a third term in this month's elections; he is now hailing Russian and Emirati support, rejecting criticism over Wagner and Neptune Oil and calls on outsiders to let Africans choose their leaders
Asia Cyprus Police has called to make football violence ‘a thing of the past’, implementing security inside and outside the stadium and neighbouring areas and inviting teams to tone down the rhetoric; measures are taken after recent episodes of inconsiderate behavior
Africa Mauritania Foundation stone for the development of the Taazour lakes in Tevragh Zeina and Tarhil has been laid; the project will transform the two lakes into modern tourist hubs of rest and recreation, improving Nouakchott's quality of life with a major urban change
America Haiti New Cap-Haïtien theater company ‘Kay’Art’ has revived untold history of the murder of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, one of Haiti’s central revolution figures and founding father, sparking debate about power, loyalty and gaps in the country’s historical record
America Grenada Food and Nutrition Council has warned parents to rise alert during festivities as many Christmas must-haves in Grenadian households contain alcohol, like black cake and sorrel; GFNC cautions that consumption at child age can increase risk of dependency
Africa Guinea-Bissau On 26 November president Embaló was arrested in a coup d'état carried out by the Presidency Brigadier General Dinis Incanha, who established the High Military Command for Restoration of National Security and Public Order led by General Horta Inta-A Na Man
Europe Moldova 252.000 clients have been served by local travel agencies in Jul-Sep 2025, the highest number ever recorded in a single reporting period; this year promises to be the best year in Moldovan tourism due to increasing foreign visitors and in-country vacation
Europe Bulgaria 2026 state budget doubles the dividend tax on private businesses to fund a rise in public-sector wages despite criticisms by the opposition, professional associations and business analysts, widely seen as a way to satisfy loyal voters in the public sector
Asia Mongolia Despite long-standing bans on smoking and sales near schools, smoking rates remain high: excise taxes will be raised through 2030 to curb youth use and fund school health programs, rules on e-cigarettes expanded as Mongolia tightens Tobacco Control Law