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
America El Salvador The government inaugurated a new water treatment plant that will provide fresh water to circa 1,5 million civilians of San Salvador’s Metropolitan Area
Africa Sao Tome and Principe Through a partnership with Global OTEC, the country focuses on thermal energy with the construction of the first floating commercial platform
Africa Somalia FAO has launched a radio programme on climate-smart agriculture in the country; it is a cycle of radio programmes focusing mainly on the impact of climate change on food security
Africa Sierra Leone The first cocoa processing factory in the country has been opened by Capitol Foods Ltd, with an annual production capacity of 4.000 tonnes and dozens of jobs for local people; the country is one of the world's biggest cocoa producers and exporters
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines An application to planning authorities to remove a section of 'dead' coral reef, and replace with an artificial reef and imported sand at Indian Bay Beach, has been refused
America Nicaragua A large number of citizens is flowing towards Honduras to get vaccinated, as right now Nicaragua is offering only the Cuban vaccine, and citizens are hesitant towards taking it since it isn’t OMS-approved yet
America Paraguay Public workers initiated a month-long series of protests to express their disagreement towards the governmental budget cut that will affect future salary increments and additional benefits
Europe Sweden Sweden's national education agency has recommended that teachers should make students prove that the Holocaust never happened, as part of a push to help them understand conspiracy theories; there have been major protests from Jewish and non-Jewish groups
America Uruguay This week the nation will completely reopen its borders, as well as allow tourists to get vaccinated during their stay
Europe Montenegro The country's mobile subscribers increased 18% year-on-year, ending September with 1,28 million mobile phone users according to the Electronic Communications and Postal Agency
America Trinidad and Tobago The Family Planning Association of Trinidad and Tobago is urging parents to talk to their children about sex and sexuality, as a first line of defense against damaging misinformation
Africa Uganda Nearly a decade after the government invested a colossal amount to build and repair classrooms, the Gomero School in Nakaseke has been abandoned; monkeys, snakes and other wild animals are now occupying it
America Panama Thousands of protesters crowded Panama City to demand less corruption to favour social equality and cheaper cost of life