Africa Ethiopia Over 43.000 runners took part in the 24th Great Ethiopian Run International 10km race, staged at its familiar venue of Meskel Square in Addis, a new record that surpassed last year's by almost 5.000 participants
Asia Palestine The Health Ministry of the Gaza Strip accused the Israeli army of being responsible for a drone attack during which a clinic where polio vaccines were being administered was hit
America Jamaica The Jamaica Airports Authority has identified a site for the creation of the country's fourth international airport, which will be located in Negril, Westmoreland
Europe Portugal Lisbon has announced new disaster measures; in addition to 86 official meeting points and an online platform with the preventive steps they must follow to protect themselves, residents can register and receive SMS specific to alerts in the capital
Asia Iran An Iranian student was arrested after she stripped off her clothes remaining in underwear in the courtyard of Department of Science and Research at Tehran's Azad University in protest against the headscarf requirement; she has not been heard from since
Europe Lithuania Over €1,5 million have been budgeted by Vilnius authorities to clean the city of graffiti
Europe Netherlands At least 3.000 domestic animals are better protected from wolves thanks to the allocation of €95.000 by the Province of Zeeland for the purchase of fences and other protective measures against wolves
Oceania Palau Surangel and Sons Company filed a civil lawsuit against Palau's Island Times newspaper, its publisher and editor Leilani Reklai, accusing them of negligence and defamation
Africa Djibouti Foreign Ministers of the African Union countries, with the addition of Turkey, will gather in Djibouti today for the3rd Conference of Evaluation, a Turkey-Africa ministerial meeting aimed at strengthening cooperation between Ankara and African nations
Europe Malta Over 55.000 people own more than one vehicle, according to data presented in parliament, of which 10.000 own three and over 1.000 own four; data exclude vehicles such as motorbikes and other two-wheelers
Europe Monaco On the occasion of the 2024 edition of Mois Sans Tabac - No Tobacco Month - in November, the government announced a national lung cancer screening campaign for all social security beneficiaries over the age of 50 in the Principality
Europe Moldova Schools with a smaller number of students will be supported in achieving educational standards through a financial centraliser, allocated to targeted schools for needs like repairs, purchase of transport means and services, and provision of internships
Oceania Kiribati A national training workshop on geographic information systems was recently held, facilitated by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agricultural Development
America Belize A new website has been launched to improve public access to court information, judgments, and updates; the Senior Courts of Belize announced it as part of ongoing judicial modernization efforts