Asia China "An open-source artificial intelligence zone" aimed at BRICS nations has been proposed by President Xi Jinping's at the BRICS summit in New Delhi, yet another sign of the increasingly fierce race for technological supremacy with the US
Africa Burundi According to the UN Commission of Inquiry, human rights violations have remained unchanged or worsened since the 2020 election of the president, with acts against members of opposition parties, such as disappearances, arbitrary detention and torture
Asia Japan Two Japanese sisters, Umeno Sumiyama and Koume Kodama, born on November 5, 1913, have been confirmed as the world's oldest living identical twins and the oldest identical twins ever at the age of 107 years old
Africa Eritrea Swedish-Eritrean writer Dawit Isaak, accused of treason, has been held in prison in the country since 23 Sept 2001 without trial; UN experts recently called for the release of the journalist now imprisoned for 20 years, who may no longer be alive
Europe Romania The National Museum of Romanian Literature in Bucharest has received the DASA award by the European Museum Academy with the motivation of being a model in the national museum scene for its social aspirations and scenic achievement
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines A delegation led by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves visited several medical cannabis facilities, the second such tour of a medical marijuana industry organized by the establishment
Asia Israel Tour guide Josh Levinson plans to hike across the entire state of Israel for four months and 1.100 km and document his journey on YouTube, to give the world a comprehensive overview of the country
Africa Ghana The Public Accountability Committee's report on oil revenues gave evidence that the country has collected over US$6.5 billion from oil extraction in the last ten years; however, from 2020, the revenues have declined due to the pandemic
Europe Belarus The creation of a single gas market scheduled to be signed 1 December 2023 is among 28 programmes of sectoral initiatives the country is developing for economic integration with Russia
Africa Namibia Women from various social classes gathered at the Rural Women's Assembly in Khorixas to discuss their difficulties and to promote the empowerment of rural women, struggling for their emancipation and specific independence in the country
Asia Thailand Since taxis have been idle due to the pandemic, they are being used by the Ratchaphurek Taxi Cooperative to grow food for the unemployed drivers; miniature vegetable gardens are set up in black bins on bamboo frames on the roofs of the cars
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 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