Africa Mauritania The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has launched an emergency fundraising appeal to help the Mauritanian Red Crescent expand its response to the influx of Malian refugees
Europe Bulgaria Speeding remains the most common offence, with 302.949 violations recorded in Sofia this year, over 32.000 more than the previous year
Asia Azerbaijan Azerbaijan is ranked 'Not Free' in the 'Internet Freedom 2024' report published by Freedom House, a human rights organisation; with a score of 34, it down 3 points from the previous edition
America Mexico Hundreds of soldiers and National Guard officers were deployed in Michoacan to protect lime growers facing cartel extortion, providing security after many lime facilities temporarily shut down due to demands from gangs
Asia Lebanon WHO in Lebanon is working to curb cholera cases before a few reported occurrences spread, bringing health risks even more difficult to manage amidst the conflict
Africa Tunisia A new decree law repeals the provisions of Article 16 of the supplementary Finance Act for 2014, that prohibits the possession of more than five thousand dinars (€1.500) in cash of unknown origin
Asia Uzbekistan A Russian company will build a $100m aluminium can production unit in Navoi with an investment of $100m
Asia Sri Lanka Sri Lanka has decided to apply for membership of the BRICS and the New Development Bank; Foreign Minister says neither he nor the new president will be able to attend the October summit in Russia for the upcoming parliamentary elections of 14 November
Asia Israel The government has turned to the defense industry to bolster the military’s ability to intercept aerial drones; a competition was launched among eight large and small firms including Elbit, Rafael and Israel Aerospace Industries
Africa Zimbabwe Approximately 4.000 local and foreign white farmers who lost land and property over 20 years ago in farm confiscations aimed at righting certain wrongs of colonialism will be reimbursed
Europe Moldova A study on the reuse of treated wastewater in agriculture has been launched by the Ministry of the Environment of Moldova, in cooperation with the Stockholm Environment Institute
Africa Equatorial Guinea The new terminal at Bata International Airport, described as a monumental infrastructure that meets all operational safety standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organisation, was inaugurated by the presidential couple
America Antigua and Barbuda Secondary school students have apologized for a video surfaced on FB showing them performing a TikTok dance in their classroom, with explicit lyrics and suggestive dance moves; the students acknowledged their lapse in judgment and regretted their actions
Europe Belgium Scientists from the Université Libre de Bruxelles and the Royal Observatory of Belgium are collaborating on the Ommegang science project, aimed at detecting tiny black holes passing close to the Earth