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 Niger The National Coordination of Community Radios in Niger has called for the adoption of the law granting them a state subsidy; the country now has 202 community radio stations, of which more than 187 do not operate due to lack of resources
Europe Portugal For the first time in 20 years, SNS pharmacists have called a six-day strike, starting today and ending on 2 November, to obtain actions to meet the demands of the sector
America Mexico Archeologists recently found in the southern region around 478 antique Olmec and Mayan ceremonial sites, most likely including some of the oldest indigenous sacred areas to have been discovered so far
Africa Mali The transitional government has given the special representative of West Africa's main regional bloc, ECOWAS, 72 hours to leave the country, after ECOWAS demanded he abide by a pledge to hold presidential and legislative elections
Asia Philippines A subsidy of PHP1 billion - US$19 million - was issued to at least 178.000 utility vehicle drivers heavily hit by the rising global fuel prices
Africa Rwanda The Rwanda Land Management and Use Authority has issued new guidelines that will be an important tool to ensure that more than 61% of the country's population currently living in informal settlements are relocated to well-planned settlements
Europe Greece Today, the country celebrates 'Ohi Day', literally 'Day of No', commemorating the Greek Prime Minister's refusal to let Benito Mussolini's troops into Greece in 1940
Oceania Nauru Thirteen households are now able to grow their own vegetables through a community kitchen garden project funded by Nauru Ocean Resources Inc
Asia Jordan HM Queen Rania launched the 24th Designs Handicrafts Exhibition powered by the Jordan River Foundation, in line with the foundation activity which gave enterpreneurial training and employment opportunities more than 520 women last year
Europe Poland Nine out of ten Polish teenagers feel happy at home, in both urban and rural areas, according to a new survey commissioned by the Children's Ombudsman
America Peru Natural gas will reach the country’s most remote areas thank to the significant expansion of the country's natural gas distribution pipelines that will be soon conducted by the government
Asia Mongolia The 'Energy Efficiency Building Refurbishment in Mongolia' project, funded by Germany and Switzerland, focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions due to energy consumption in public and private buildings by making houses more energy-efficient
Asia Tajikistan About US$90 million was earned on electricity exports to neighboring countries in January-September 2021, US$36,1 million more than the same period last year, according to the Statistics Agency