Africa Morocco Rivalry between Morocco and Algeria has a new geopolitical battlefield in the Sahel, where they are deploying radically different strategies; the area is under geopolitical reconstruction after the vacuum left by French withdrawal and the rise of Russia
America Nicaragua The country attended the first trial for its lawsuit against Colombia in front of the International Court of Justice, claiming that the neighboring country violated sovereign rights in their maritime area
Asia Palestine According to Facebook's content administration board - approached by Tel Aviv to remove content on recent local escalation of violence - allegations of bias in the administration of content about Palestine and Israel should be independently reviewed
Europe Albania The country ranks first in Europe for the inability to perform health examinations: the Eurostat data system reported that 13,5% of Albanians do not have the possibility to access health examinations because they are very expensive
America Chile The country announced that it will reopen its borders to international tourists right before its summer, in order to revive the national tourism sector that has been blocked since the pandemic struck
Oceania Fiji Secondary school students eligible to receive their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine have volunteered to get the vaccine in Naviti, Yasawa, where rising cases have forced an inter-island blockade for several weeks
Europe Greece The International Animation Festival, whose theme is 'Freedom', kicks off today in Syros, with screenings of animated shorts and features from around the world that refer to personal and social freedoms and social revolutions
Europe Slovakia According to the Slovak Statistical Office, in August 2021, the country's annual inflation reached 3.8%, the highest in almost 9 years, affecting especially fuel, rents and food products areas
America Panama In order to reboot tourism, the government announced that it will start vaccinating visitors who wish to, officially making Panama the first Latin American country to take this initiative
America Canada Justin Trudeau remains Canada’s prime minister as he wins his third federal elections after a campaign characterized by social tensions and populism never seen before - his liberal party will not be a majority in Parliament though
Europe Norway State-controlled Equinor (EQNR.OL) and its partners will be allowed to increase gas exports from two offshore fields by 2% for the next 12 months amid concerns over a shortage of European supplies that have sent prices soaring
Asia Taiwan A Taiwanese environmental group has designed a marine hoover, dubbed the "Azure Fighter", to help in the island's fight against floating rubbish and collect floating marine trash around fishing ports and marinas
America Paraguay President Mario Abdo Benítez did not acknowledge Nicolás Maduro as the legitimate president of Venezuela at The Community of Latin America and Caribbean States (CELAC) summit
Europe Russia The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Russia was responsible for the "assassination" of former Russian security officer Aleksandr Litvinenko in London in 2006