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 Eritrea Eritrean nurse Mebrak Ghebrehiwet, who fled to the UK when she was 14, has been hailed by the Prime Minister for her work in transforming care for eating disorder patients after winning Nurse of the Year four years ago
Asia Bhutan To develop a digital topographic map of various parts of the country, the Government of Japan will provide a grant of 796 million yen
Europe Netherlands Around 2 million households will receive hundreds of euros in compensation from the government for an increase in energy bills, while their bills will not increase at all, according to RTL Nieuws based on data from the Dutch Consumer and Market Authority
America Jamaica Unemployment rate reached 8,5% this July, -4,1% compared to 12,6% of July 2020; the Statistical Institute of Jamaica reports that the rate is gradually decreasing
Africa Zambia The Zambia Association of Colleges and Universities (ZACU) has urged institutions of higher learning to embrace digital transformation, after the pandemic drove demand for innovative ways of running institutions in the country
Africa Cameroon Human Rights Watch denounced the trial for the Kumba school attack that sentenced four people to death, as allegedly marked by serious procedural irregularities
Africa Burundi One of the last three countries in the world to start inoculating its population against Covid-19, Burundi will receive its first vaccines between now and the first half of November
Asia Uzbekistan Proposals will be accepted through today for the master plan for privatization and operation of the park at the Tashkent business district; among other requirements, management will keep all jobs, and leave all trees and bushes
Asia Cambodia The country's culture minister has claimed that the Met Museum has dozens of its antiquities stolen from ancient sites in the country, citing new evidence, including the account of a repentant looter, to back it up
Asia Georgia A 10-year ecotourism strategy to jointly create, diversify, improve and develop quality ecotourism services and products has been signed by the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development and the Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture
Europe Russia The first one hectare land plot under the “Far Eastern Hectare” program, recently extended to the Arctic Zone, has been assigned; families and entities can bid for plots of different sizes for free after submitting a project to be completed 3 years
Europe Albania Teachers' salaries will be increased by 6% from next year; the announcement has been made by the Ministry of Education
America Cuba The country was awarded Best Caribbean Cultural Destination 2021 in the World Travel Awards, presented by an international jury of experts and are recognised worldwide as the sector's main seal of excellence