Asia Sri Lanka Environmental activists in the country are celebrating the end of a 2020 decree that made the island's unprotected forests more vulnerable to agriculture and development projects
America Belize Tropical Storm Sara caused severe flooding in western Belize, inundating several communities and damaging infrastructure; prime Minister John Briceno pledged aid for affected residents and measures to prevent future flooding
Oceania Tonga A medical team from China will provide free medical services at the Ngū Hospital in Vava'u, from 20 to 29 November, with 6 specialised doctors for diagnosis, health screening, orthopaedic and gynaecological surgery and medical tests
America Suriname Suriname and China signed a Supplemental Finance Agreement to complete the first phase of restructuring Suriname's bilateral debt, paving the way for renewed financing after resolving debts with other creditors
Africa Namibia Bank of Namibia has been named Pioneer Award winner at the Central Banking FinTech & RegTech Global Awards 2024
Europe Romania An amendment to the Tax Code as been adopted to exempt from taxation, until 31 July 2025, the earnings of individuals from investments in cryptocurrencies; the decision was passed in the Romanian Parliament, by a vote of the Chamber of Deputies
Oceania Nauru TMC, a metallurgical company for exploration of metals accumulated on the seabed, has set 27 June 2025 as the deadline for submitting an exploitation application to the ISA, supported by its subsidiary Nauru Ocean Resources Inc and the Government of Nauru
Asia Turkey A project initiated in Izmir by scientists from various disciplines has led to the development of a device that allows diabetes patients to measure their blood sugar levels using their mobile phones and share the data in real time
America Peru NASA and Peru's CONIDA signed a memorandum of understanding to explore a potential multi-year campaign for launching low-cost sounding rockets from Peru, aiming to enhance scientific research, technology testing, and international collaboration
Africa Somalia More than 427.000 people were internally displaced in Somalia in the first 10 months of 2024, the UN refugee agency said; rate of internal displacement due to conflict and insecurity increased significantly in October
America Grenada State contractor Gravel & Concrete is working alongside the Project 500 promoted by the Dickona Mitchell-led Congress administration to provide more housing units for the people of Grenada
Europe Montenegro The government proposed that former workers of the Podgorica Aluminium Factory who do not have a home of their own but regularly paid a part of their salary to the KAP union housing fund be paid €177 for each year of work
Africa Benin International exhibition Dig Where You Stand – From Coast to Coast, Benin edition, will be open until 1 December; presented in various coastal African cities, the project addresses themes as decolonization, restitution, repatriation in a site-specific way
America Cuba Non-governmental organisations Justicia 11J and Cubalex on X denounced the arrests of citizens in the context of demonstrations protesting against electricity blackouts, describing them as 'arbitrary' and the result of 'persecution'