Asia Laos About $12 million in digital taxes from global technology companies have been collected under new law: foreign providers of online services must register with Lao tax authorities regardless of whether they have a physical presence in the country
Europe Portugal 70 beaches have been closed this season, 58 of which in the Centre, Tagus and West regions, according to data from Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente published following the official end of the summer season on 31 October in mainland Portugal
Africa Chad A MoU was signed with neighboring Libya aimed to enhance joint cooperation in several areas, including moving workforce, protecting the rights of workers and employers and organize the presence of Chadian labor in Libya legally
Asia Turkmenistan In honor of the 300th anniversary of the great Turkmen poet Magtymguly Fragi, an unusual competition of artists was held in Urgench: participants created a portrait of the classic from memory after viewing the original for five minutes
Asia Cyprus State health services Okypy will be submitting a new proposal regarding the millions of euros in incentives, on top of salaries, overtime and allowances, that around 650 state hospital doctors are demanding
Europe Finland One in four men in Finland under the age of 35 believe women may be deserving of violence due to behaviour or how they dress, showed survey on men's attitude commissioned by the Coalition of Finnish Women's Associations; it called findings "alarming"
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Since October 20, the rebel armed group M23 has defied the peace agreement in place, continuing to engage in military activities in the North Kivu province, sparking international fears of further instability in the area and worsening civilians' suffering
America Canada Canada Post general strike enters 2nd week, affecting most services and people, from isolated communities in the North to tens of thousands of citizens whose passports, printed and ready to be mailed before festive season, are being held by Service Canada
Africa Egypt Mohamed Ramadan will perform at next year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California; in his boisterous manner he told his 32 million Instagram followers "I’m super excited to be part of Coachella [..] now I’ve reached 4,7% of my ambition"
Asia East Timor The national parliament approved the State Budget 2025, with has strategic infrastructure, economic growth and social welfare as priorities
Africa Djibouti Speaking at the COP29 summit in Baku, Dini Abdallah Omar, the Secretary General of the Djibouti Ministry of Environment, urged industrialised countries to drastically reduce emissions
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 Tajikistan Tajik chess player Suhrob Hamdamov won the gold medal at the Asian Chess Championship for disabled players, Bahodour Abdulloyev took silver
Europe San Marino After the historic victory in Liechtenstein, the San Marino Congress of State paid tribute to coach Roberto Cevoli's national soccer team result in a note, describing it as an "example of dedication in the face of prohibitive challenges"