Asia Syria Hundreds of Kurdish students in Hassakeh and Kobani refused to enter their classrooms as the 2026–27 school year began, protesting a decision that reduces Kurdish-language instruction to three periods per week, demanding the decision be reversed
Africa Kenya Opibus, a startup, is working towards a zero-emission public transport system by retrofitting into diesel and petrol buses electric motors that have the capacity to travel over 250 km a day on a single charge
Europe Austria The famous Christmas markets in Vienna started opening yesterday at various locations; other towns will follow suit
Asia United Arab Emirates The Abu Dhabi Civil Code was reformed, allowing non-Muslims to marry, divorce and obtain shared custody of their children on the basis of civil law and not on Sharia principles
Europe Romania Wood pellets will be used as fuel in an attempt to decarbonise, after the government signed an agreement with Norwegian producer Arbaflame to convert coal-fired power plants; the transition will reduce the plants' CO2 emissions by more than 90%
Africa Central African Republic A total of 100 child soldiers have returned to their parents in Bria, in the central eastern part of the country; they are said to be minors enlisted by rebel groups and have been released thanks to a programme managed by the national NGO Espérance
Asia Turkmenistan A national tree planting campaign was held in Ashgabat, part of the systematic nature conservation work; 25 million were planted in 2020 on the 25th anniversary of the country's neutrality and 30 million this year for the 30th anniversary of independence
Asia Singapore The Ministry of Health has declared that the state will no longer pay for treatment for people with Covid-19 who could have been vaccinated but chose not to
Asia Uzbekistan According to the External Labour Migration Agency, nearly 92.000 citizens have found work abroad through the agency since the beginning of 2021, of which 84,5 thousand left to work in Russia, 6.197 people to Kazakhstan and 1.174 to South Korea
Africa Cameroon Marine park 'Manyange na Elombo', covering 42,364 kilometers in territorial waters, has been created to limit the incursion of industrial fishermen who deplete the sea, protect spawning grounds and preserve fish species such as the sea turtle
Asia Nepal More than 40% of pregnant women in Bagmati province, which is also home to the federal capital, opted for home birth in the last fiscal year, according to the province's health directorate
Africa Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has officially launched a plan to revive the national economy and transform the country from one of the poorest in the world to a lower middle-income by 2030
Europe Italy After over 200 Covid-19 cases surged from a no-pass protests in Trieste, government presents specific plan to rule protests held in historical towns or art cities with narrow streets and alleys
Africa Liberia An EU-funded project is introducing new methods to help farmers with productivity; in particular, a new variety of rice, which takes only three months to mature, is a hope for the country's growing population