America Cuba Cuba's National Botanical Garden, affiliated with the University of Havana and considered the world's largest, will close "until further notice" due to lack of minimum amount of 10.000 diesel liter/month necessary for operation, said an official statement
America Mexico A new platform to enable patients to report incomplete medication prescriptions has been launched; the initiative enhances healthcare delivery by connecting health institutions to patients, ensuring access to correct medications
America Dominican Republic Electricity fraud, namely illegal connections in homes, shops and shopping centres to obtain power, represents a financial deficit of approximately US$150-200 million, according to the president of the Unified Council of Distributed Enterprises
America Guatemala Volcán de Fuego has intensified its activity, with explosions reaching up to 4.800 meters and its ashfall affecting communities like Antigua Guatemala and Alotenango, prompting authorities to warn against approaching the volcano
Asia China As the end-of-year shopping season approaches, many cities have launched new rounds of consumer vouchers, tailored to local needs, regional characteristics and consumer preferences, to stimulate market activity and support the recovery of consumption
Asia Bhutan To boost yak farming the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock is implementing a number of initiatives, allocating $240.000 for breeding programs and a semen processing lab, and $180.000 for medicines to tackle climate-exacerbated diseases
America Jamaica Jamaica was selected as pilot for the International Labour Organisation's Just Transition project, which aims at highlighting the impact of climate change on workers and strategies to protect and empower them
Asia Malaysia Sultan Sharafuddin of Selangor has instructed JAIS to ensure all preachers in the state are accredited, have extensive Islamic knowledge, and follow state regulations; sermons should align with Islamic teachings, remain apolitical and prevent discord
Asia Pakistan Islamabad has been placed under a security lockdown to prevent supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan from marching to the city as part of the nationwide protests to seek his release; internet services are off in areas of security concerns
Africa Comoros A €20 million project will strengthen sustainable natural resource management and rural development around the Mwali National Park for the next 6 years thanks to funding from the European Union and the Afd for €6 million and €14 million respectively
Africa South Sudan A test of the first weighing system recently installed at Nimule border crossing was carried out, a step towards forward for the monitoring and regulation of transport; one of the goals is to mitigate the damage caused by overloading on South Sudan roads
Africa Angola A summit on the Lobito Corridor development project, railway link between the Atlantic and DRC, will be held in December with the participation of Zambia, DRC, Tanzania and the United States, to accelerate the attraction of the necessary investments
Asia Iraq UNICEF in Iraq launched a project with the US Agency for International Development to improve the country's drinking water and sanitation networks
Africa Togo The data collection phase for the fifth national agricultural census begins on 30 November following training sessions for census-takers, scheduled from 27 to 29 November in the respective prefectures