America Panama A tanker paid a record $5,3 million for priority passage through the Panama Canal before the number of daily transits will be reduced due to the El Niño weather phenomenon; rainfall deficits and drought deplete water reserves needed to operate the canal
Africa Sao Tome and Principe Katya Aragão has been selected in the list of top 20 emerging filmmakers for Netflix and UNESCO's African Folk Tales
America Guatemala The Santiaguito volcano (3.775 m) in the Santa Maria dome, has been intensifying its 100 years continuous activity, causing volcanic ash to reach up to 4.800 meters high
Africa Rwanda Farmers in Gishwati have appealed for government support to protect them from an unidentified predator that has already killed dozens of cows; the area is among the country's main milk producers
Africa Cameroon Football has managed to unite citizens in the country over the past month: the fortunes of the Indomitable Lions have been covering the cracks of a country at war with itself
Europe Netherlands All classrooms will have a CO2 meter as part of the ventilation system, for which the government has set aside €17 million
Asia Afghanistan Some public universities opened for the first time since the Taliban seized power in August, with very few women in attendance
Asia Thailand Customs and livestock officials are now in service with dogs trained to sniff out pork meat that might be smuggled across the border
Europe Greece The country plans to repay more than 7 billion euros in loans from the International Monetary Fund and eurozone partners over the next two months, paying off the rest of the IMF funds it had borrowed to avoid bankruptcy during the financial crisis
America Costa Rica The village and agricultural cooperative of Longo Mai - also known as Finca Sonador - hosted various dialogues and forums to resist the expansion of multinational pineapple plantations and defend the land, water, and labor rights of the local community
Oceania Fiji President Katonivere will meet with board members of Fiji Rice and Fiji Coconut Millers, a meeting for his farewell as a former board member of the two industries
Africa Djibouti The energy minister announced that the country is aiming at full electrification by 2035
Africa Central African Republic The judges of the Special Criminal Court are now in full force, with the last two judges sworn in, the final stone in the construction of a project that began in 2015
Oceania Kiribati The health minister said a team of five (doctors, nurses and logistical personnel) has arrived in the country from Australia to assess the Covid-19 situation for 10 days and prepare the nation for the next phase of its response