Asia Japan Proof of proficiency in Japanese will be required to apply for a working visa for engineering, humanities or international services; policy will be revised tightening screening after workers entered Japan under a specialized job visa but do unskilled jobs
Africa Sao Tome and Principe More than 30 journalists from different social media organisations, both private and state-owned, were trained in the field of chemical and waste management as part of the strengthening of the national system
Oceania Tuvalu Tuvarian Prime Minister Feleti Penitala Teo criticised the UN's exclusion of Taiwan, calling it a 'hypocritical' act, in a meeting with President Lai Ching-te in Taipei during his official visit
Asia Sri Lanka The second Resilience, Stability, and Economic Turnaround development policy operation has been signed with the World Bank for $200 million, the second operation in a two-part series that began in 2022
Asia Yemen The Higher Committee for Celebrations in Yemen declared 7 October a public holiday in the country to commemorate the events of ‘Al-Aqsa Flood’ operation
America Grenada The inaugural Caribbean Disability Conference will take place from 9 to 13 October organized by the Authentic Caribbean Foundation, in collaboration with the Generation Grenada Foundation, the Government of Grenada and the Caribbean Development Bank
Europe Spain Ministry of Health presented a draft royal decree to regulate medical cannabis following the request of the Subcommittee for Health and Consumer Affairs Commission of 2021
Europe Serbia The country received an investment-grade credit rating for the first time; 'S&P Global Ratings' raised the country's rating to 'BBB-' with a stable outlook, the Ministry of Finance announced
Oceania Solomon Islands The country officially acceded to the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation with the instrument of accession deposited by the Permanent Mission of Solomon Islands to the United Nations in New York on 4 October 2024
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Preliminary results of Sunday 6 local elections suggest Bosnia's major national parties kept their hold over most of the country's town halls, while performing less strongly in big urban centres
America Saint Lucia A group of about fifty employees of 1st National staged what they described as a peaceful protest to demand raises, profit-sharing and payment of what is due
Africa Burundi Torrential rains have destroyed or damaged homes and hectares of cultivated fields with banana, cassava, bean, coffee and fruit trees; victims are calling for emergency aid
Africa Libya A decision to reduce the tax on the official exchange rate of foreign currency purchases by 7%, thus decreasing from 27% to to 20%, has been issued and announced by the Speaker of the House