America Belize The Belize Senate unanimously approved an amendment to the Marriage Act raising the legal marriage age to 18, eliminating parental consent for minors, in a move hailed as a transformative human rights milestone to combat child marriage
Africa Ghana The work of Parliament was suspended 'indefinitely' following chaotic scenes and arguments in the Lower House chamber over which party holds the parliamentary majority
Asia Singapore In July-September 2024 there was a 52% increase in the number of people using vapes according to statistics from the Ministry of Health and the Health Sciences Authority
Asia Taiwan Taiwan Railway Corp. losses are expected to reach NT$7,4 billion ($230,73 million) this year and NT$8,7 billion next year; former Taiwan Railways Administration, officially reorganised as a state-owned enterprise this 1st Jan, is still operating at a loss
Oceania Palau The Koror State celebrated the 41st anniversary of its Constitution with a day and night market at Ngermalk Long Island Park
Asia Qatar Qatar Airways launched the world's first Starlink-equipped Boeing 777 aircraft, which took off with passengers on board, from London to Doha, complete with free high-speed Internet access
Africa Republic of the Congo Nadège Abomangoli, French MP born on 15 September 1975 in Brazzaville, presided over a session of the French National Assembly, as Vice-President; she is the first Black woman to ever lead a session in France's National Assembly
Oceania Papua New Guinea Rising gold prices could benefit PNG's economy, Kina Bank pointed out, as they should have a positive impact on he country's gold export earnings
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa inaugurated the UNESCO Biosphere Reserves Exhibition, promoted by the Serralves Foundation, in collaboration with the Regional Government of Príncipe
Africa Mozambique The independent presidential candidate in Mozambique, Venancio Mondlane, has called for a national demonstration on Monday 29 October to protest the partial results of the general elections on 9 October
Asia Oman The winners of the home environmental hygiene campaign organised by the Al Batinah Governor's Office with the aim of combating disease vectors, especially the Aedes mosquito, were honoured in an official celebration
Europe Slovenia Parliamentary parties cancelled consultative referendum on a second unit of Slovenia's only nuclear power plant scheduled for 24 November after a wiretap showed collusion between the two major parties to circumvent legal doubts on the referendum question
Oceania Solomon Islands Solomon Islands rugby has received a donation of training kits from British charity SOS Kit Aid, thanks to a partnership with the British High Commission
Europe Italy A regional state of emergency has been declared in Sicily, the hottest and driest Region in Italy, for the damage caused by recent rains; €2,8 million from the reserve fund for unforeseen expenses of the regional budget have been allocated