America Uruguay To restore police presence on the streets is priority for Montevideo's new police chief, who rejects the idea of heavy hand, defends use of armored vehicles to protect officers, maintains that Uruguay is far from falling into violence as Central America
Africa Togo The Chamber of Commerce and Industry will support 150 small and medium-sized enterprises in their digital transformation to improve the competitiveness of Togolese companies through digital technology
Asia Kyrgyzstan The total amount of German investments in Kyrgyzstan in the years of cooperation since 1992 has reached EUR 820 million, said President of the Council of Germans Valery Dil at the conference on the development of Kyrgyz-German bilateral relations
Asia South Korea For the first time since 2017 South Korea did not experience a typhoon landfall this summer, while powerful storms hit the country in the past two years; experts explain it was due to a North Pacific high pressure system that caused extreme heat in August
Europe Vatican City The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors released its first report; after 10 years of extensive research across five continents, it identifies progress in best practices and steps to be take, calls for more transparency and rigorous response
Africa Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe has ratified the 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage; as per its Article 27, the Convention will enter into force three months after the date of the deposit of this instrument, on 3 January 2025
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The World Uyghur Congress, an international organisation of exiled Uyghurs, which held its general assembly in Sarajevo in October, claimed that the Chinese embassy exerted pressure to cancel the event with a “coordinated and aggressive campaign”
America Saint Kitts and Nevis Clearing of lands for the construction of new smart homes has begun, marking the first step forward in the government's mission to provide affordable, high-quality, climate-resilient housing
Europe Serbia At least 12 people were reported dead and others injured after part of the recently-renovated main railway station in the city of Novi Sad in northern Serbia collapsed
Europe Kosovo In a report on the European Commission's 2024 progress on Kosovo, MEPs praised the results of judicial reform and alignment with the EU, while raising concerns about media freedom and the independence of the judiciary
Africa Rwanda The Alliance Building, located in Kigali, has been officially handed over by the Ministry of Health; it will serve as the headquarters of the African Medicines Agency that aims to harmonise medical regulations across the continent
Asia Israel The IDF denies claims made by the World Health Organization and Hamas that it carried out a strike against a vaccination center in Gaza City on 2 November
Asia Pakistan Lahore's primary schools will be closed for a week due to pollution, which has reached record levels in the city; on Saturday 2, the air pollution index was eighty times higher than the level considered acceptable by the WHO
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines All fishers throughout St. Vincent are invited to a Sustainable Fishing Workshop Series this week; the initiative aims to educate fisherfolk on vital skills for sustainable fishing, safeguard their livelihoods, and protect SVG’s marine resources