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
Asia Turkmenistan The Institute of Seismology and Atmospheric Physics of the Academy of Sciences will cooperate with a Russian institute to carry out joint programmes, projects, exchange of research experience and other activities in the field of seismology and geodynamics
America Suriname Since Paramaribo is a declared World Heritage Site, the Surinamese Ministry of Public Works created a “Building Committee” to supervise and regulate all constructions in the city to try and keep the capital as intact as possible
Asia Cambodia 10 nests of the grey-headed sea eagle, a species officially 'near-threatened' with extinction according to Birdlife International, were recorded in the country in October, with NatureLife Cambodia expressing happiness at the work being done in the area
America Bahamas Average prices of clothing and shoes increased by 12,7% as a result of the 42,3% increase in the price of crude oil, consequence of a steady rise of the country's inflation, as per data of The Central Bank of The Bahamas
Asia Tajikistan As of today, public transport fares in the capital Dushanbe are increased by an average of 50%
Africa Equatorial Guinea The energy minister has outlined a series of plans that include resuming work on an abandoned floating LNG project, which, in order to exploit national gas resources, will be developed in a cross-border manner
Europe France The 14th Pride Festival of LGBT Cultures and Identities is taking place for 14 days at the Cité Universitaire in Paris, with the goal of bringing more attention on the community
Africa Cape Verde The Anjos da Noite project is working very well, with the coordinator reporting that it has distributed more than 21.000 hot meals and carried out more than 3.000 clean-up actions for the homeless in the city of Praia in four years
Africa Rwanda The CEO of the Rwanda Green Fund, which has mobilised US$216 million to finance public and private projects, has revealed that the government aims to have a minimum of 30% of the fund's total commitments to the private sector
Asia China The country's zero-Covid policy is being put to the test as new cases spread, with a wave of cases reaching most of the country's 31 provinces in the largest outbreak since the early days of the pandemic last year
America Bolivia This week the city of La Paz was struck by an unusual heatwave with exceptionally high levels of UV radiation measured, the World Health Organization described them as “extreme”, raising concerns of Bolivian scientists
Asia Afghanistan A nationwide polio vaccination campaign has begun for the first time since the Taliban took control of the country in August; according to Unicef, the UN agency has received authorization to carry out the campaign in the country
Asia East Timor The recently deceased Bishop Basilio do Nascimento Martins of Baucau has been awarded the country's highest honour, the Order of Timor-Leste, by President Francisco Guterres "for his dedication to humanity and his courage"