Europe Switzerland Supermarket chains Coop and Migros are recalling cheese products due to a possible risk of salmonella; contaminated Kräuterbrie soft cheese found at Landbrügg dairy triggered the measure and the dairy's decision to recall its entire product range
Asia Bangladesh Security forces in Bangladesh launched a crackdown on supporters of US President-elect Donald Trump, many of whom were arrested for organising a celebratory rally
Asia Turkmenistan Residents of Serahs, a town bordering Iranian, reportedly sent a letter to the President and his father describing the environmental situation of their area, polluted by tons of granulated sulfur produced in Turkmenistan for export to Iran and further
Africa Burundi The African Development Bank has contributed to the country's development with 173 funded projects totalling approximately $1,52 billion; current initiatives are aligned with Burundi's National Development Plan (2018-2027) and Vision 2040-2060
Europe Austria A group of Jewish students on Friday prevented the first speaker of Austria's far-right parliament from laying a wreath at the Holocaust memorial, accusing him of 'spitting in the face of our ancestors'
Europe United Kingdom Weird weather across the UK has been blamed on an anticyclonic gloom: fog, low clouds and spots of drizzle caused Odiham, a small town in Hampshire where some 4.400 people live, to record just 12 minutes of sunshine in the past 11 days
America Uruguay The recent narrowing of the price gap between Uruguay and Argentina is boosting local commerce and employment in Uruguay’s border regions, as consumers increasingly choose to shop locally rather than cross the border
Oceania Samoa Samoan small-scale family farmers said they felt a sense of pride and happiness that many people arriving for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting could feast on locally grown produce; on the occasion they could present their climate-linked issue
America Bahamas 'Rehabilitation Month' was launched by the Department of Rehabilitation Services/Welfare with the theme 'Rehabilitation Starts from Within'; initiatives will continue until Friday 29 November
Oceania Australia Interest rates have been left at 4,35% earlier this month, as set in November 2023; the move of Reserve Bank of Australia surprises experts as inflation lowered to the 2,8% target and is bad news for homeowners expecting a rate relief before Christmas
Africa Libya Libya has secured the position of host country for the 45th session of the Executive Council of the World Islamic Organisation for Education, Science and Culture to be held in Tripoli in January 2025
Europe Sweden Sweden's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to 2,75%, in what has been described as the biggest reduction in a decade
America Honduras Honduras predicts its largest-ever shrimp export decline this year, with exports to Taiwan dropping over 50% due to the end of diplomatic ties and preferential trade agreements, potentially costing US$45 million in revenue as a 20% tariff now applies
Asia Saudi Arabia The Saudi Falcons Club's Hadad programme announced a strategic partnership with NEOM to improve falcon habitat in the NEOM nature reserve