Africa Ghana The Ghana Stock Exchange recorded a milestone yesterday, with market capitalisation surging past the mark of GH¢252 billion (€19,3 billion) as investors returned to banking and insurance counters with renewed vigour
Africa Nigeria Nigeria joined 76 other countries to become a beneficiary of the WHO Global Childhood Cancer Initiative aimed at increasing the survival rate of children with cancer globally to at least 60% by 2030
Asia North Korea According to the South Korean military, once more North Korea launched some 40 balloons filled with rubbish across the border on Thursday evening, just days after the leader's sister denounced another series of alleged anti-regime leaflets
Europe Moldova Kremlin interference in Moldovan electoral processes is expected to increase in 2025, according to Watchdog expert Andrei Curăraru
Oceania Nauru Nauru Parliament Speaker Marcus Stephen is leading a delegation visiting China from 30 November to 6 December at the invitation of Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
America Canada British Columbia can bring forward a class-action lawsuit against pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors and retailers for opioids-caused harms on behalf of other provinces, territories and the federal government, the supreme court of Canada has ruled
Asia Uzbekistan Uzbekistan ranks first among countries in Central Asia and the Caucasus and 33rd in the world in the global cryptocurrency adoption index, according to a study on the digital financial assets market conducted by RISE Research
Oceania Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea National Department of Health will receive extended support from Australia after a recent fire destroyed the Lae Area Medical Store, severely disrupting the distribution of essential medicines and health supplies
Europe Romania Romanian online trade reached €10,6 billion last year and will grow by 10% this year, according to Association of Romanian Online Stores
Europe Netherlands Sifan Hassan, Olympic marathon champion, was chosen as the World's Best Athlete for 2024 during the World Athletics Association awards gala in Munich, the first Dutch athlete to receive this honour
Asia Yemen The Saudi King Salman Centre for Aid and Humanitarian Relief conducted several medical activities in the remote island of Socotra, where 16 specialised volunteers successfully completed a project involving specialised and general paediatric surgery
Africa Djibouti The 8th Horn of Africa forum was held in Djibouti amid Ethiopia-Somalia tensions; over 300 delegates were invited to discuss and exhibit constructive ideas on how the Horn of Africa region can strengthen its stability and the importance of rule of law
Asia Turkey 2025 marks the 1700th anniversary of the first Ecumenical Council at Nicaea, an event of the highest significance in world history, not just for the history of Christianity; Pope Francis expressed hopes to travel to Turkey to join the commemoration
Asia Taiwan The number of small and medium-sized enterprises in Taiwan exceeded 1,67 million last year, setting an all-time record; almost 700.000 SMEs have been established in the last eight years according to figures by the Ministry of Economic Affairs