Asia Israel Tel Aviv Stock Exchange’s benchmark TA-125 index gained 1,7% as shares rose to new record highs at the end of trading day yesterday following an Israeli airstrike that targeted top Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar; index has marked over +32% so far this year
Africa Eritrea Over 161.000 chickens will be distributed to poultry farmers across the country in an effort by the Ministry of Agriculture to improve food security and increase access to nutritious products
Asia Turkmenistan The Turkmenistan University of Sport has become a member of the International Association of Universities of Physical Education and Sport
America Saint Kitts and Nevis Taking into account an increase in the number of diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder in St. Kitts and Nevis, the Ministry of Education intends to place greater emphasis on this condition in the upcoming year 2025
Asia Cambodia The first rubber collection contest was held in Tbong Khmum province; showcasing the skills of the nation’s rubber tappers, participants competed to extract the most latex while maintaining quality
Europe Albania Social network TikTok will be made unavailable for at least a year across the country starting in early 2025; the government will launch a series of programmes to 'foster the education of students and help parents track their children's education'
Oceania Solomon Islands Australia will help increase the capacity of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, with funding, training and infrastructure to grow the RSIPF in a sustainable manner, including support for a new sovereign Police Training Centre in Honiara
Asia Tajikistan Each resident of Tajikistan's major cities disposes of more than 1 kilogram of solid waste per day, of which 100 grams is plastic; each year the country generates more than 9 million tonnes of household solid waste of which 321.890 tonnes is plastic waste
Europe Slovenia Nazi and fascist symbols will be banned under the amendments passed by the National Assembly; the opposition failed to pass the proposal to extend the ban to communist symbols
Africa Republic of the Congo The eighth edition of the plant fair was well attended, with 2.891 visitors; for Minister of Forestry, Rosalie Matondo, the fair was a place to demonstrate the cooperation between nurseries, administration managers and the population
America Canada Eight MPs were named Ministers in a long-expected cabinet shuffle coming after a dramatic week that began with the shock exit of Chrystia Freeland who resigned from Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister
Asia Syria The United States removed the $10 million bounty it had placed on the capture of Ahmed al Sharaa, or Abu Mohammed al Jolani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al Sham
Europe Germany The Bundestag has approved an amendment to the Basic Law to protect the Federal Constitutional Court; key provisions regarding the structure and functioning of Germany’s supreme court have now been incorporated in the constitution
Asia India A crackdown on illegal child marriages in north-east India has led to nearly 5.000 arrests, 416 in the latest police operation, a minister said on Sunday; according to the United Nations, there are over 220 million child brides