Europe Ireland 1926 census records have been released; searchable online for the first time, they show Ireland 100 years ago, detailing ages, occupations, status (including "orphanhood"), religions and genders of citizens of newly established Irish Free State
Asia East Timor The national parliament approved the State Budget 2025, with has strategic infrastructure, economic growth and social welfare as priorities
Africa Guinea A committee of opposition groups, civil society organisations and activists in Guinea, known as Forces vives, called for the composition of a civil government by 1 January, announcing a new series of demonstrations and civil society mobilisations
Africa Senegal The country will give priority to local expertise for the men's national football team coaching position, the president of the football federation announced, stating that there will be no international call for candidates
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The government has decided to increase airport taxes to €220 from December, with exemptions for categories such as children under 2 and transit passengers
Europe Ukraine The Ukrainian army used US-made ATACMS missiles for the first time since the start of the war against Russia; they were employed during an attack on Russian territory
Europe France 40 members of Académie Française, one of oldest and major cultural institutions, presented to President Macron the 9th complete edition of the reference dictionary of the French language: work began in 1986 and critics say it's out of step with the times
Africa Mauritania The African Development Bank ran a capacity-building workshop for its stakeholders in Nouakchott, from November 4-8, on environmental and social safeguard requirements for the projects it is funding across the country
Africa Republic of the Congo A project by industrial developer Arise to develop a bulk cargo port aimed at bolstering activities within the Pointe Noire Special Economic Zone was approved by government during the inaugural meeting of the Public-Private Partnership Technical Committee
Oceania Australia For a study on the gut health of the population, the Australian government agency responsible for scientific research asked citizens aged 14 and over to collect data on their flatulence via an app called Chart Your Fart
Asia Tajikistan Tajik chess player Suhrob Hamdamov won the gold medal at the Asian Chess Championship for disabled players, Bahodour Abdulloyev took silver
America Uruguay Anti-waste sanctions have been imposed on Argentine soybean imports aiming to restore fair competition after an investigation found significant Argentinian soybean waste harming local producers
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
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