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
America Haiti A new Provisional Electoral Council has been created to organise a referendum in spring 2025 and general elections by 7 February 2026, the transitional government officially announced
Europe Ireland Controversial plan to introduce a hate speech law will be dropped as Justice Minister Helen McEntee said the 'hate speech' element of the bill 'does not have a consensus' and will be dealt with at a later date
Europe Finland Almost all Finnish companies have successfully exited the Russian market: only 0,9% are still in the process of withdrawing, but none of them is actively doing business, a recent survey by the Finnish Chambers of Commerce reveals
Europe Croatia As of 1 January 2025, lightweight plastic bags, typically found in rolls in the fruit and vegetable departments of shops or market stalls, will no longer be available for free
Africa Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye will be in New York, USA, from 22 to 26 September 2024 attending the Future Summit and the UN General Assembly, the young president's first participation in the UN General Assembly
Asia Yemen Project Masam is removing deadly ordnance planted by the Houthis in Yemen and has seen the removal of 460.951 landmines and unexploded ordnance since the project began in 2018 under the supervision of Saudi Kingdom's aid agency KSrelief
Europe Russia 180.000 new soldiers will be drafted into the Russian army, bringing to 1,5 million the total number of soldiers in service; if confirmed, the decision would make the Russian army the second largest in the world after the Chinese one
Africa eSwatini A number of eSwatini MPs, supported by human rights activists, have called for an urgent review of the 1991 Game Act, a law they claim allows forest rangers to shoot and kill alleged poachers
Asia India In Kashmir, India's northern region, elections for the state parliament took place: they are the first since 2019, as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi revoked the region's 'special status' and thus a large part of its autonomy
Asia Azerbaijan 500 needy primary school pupils in the regions of Samukh, Goygol, Gedebey, Dashkasan and Goranboy have received school materials and bags distributed by the Turkish Co-operation and Co-ordination Agency
Africa Benin A law was enacted earlier this month recognising Beninese nationality for Afro-descendants, who will be able to benefit from all nationality-related rights, with the exception of 'political rights and access to the Beninese civil service'
Africa Madagascar An international team of researchers has discovered an enigmatic rock architecture at Teniky, a site in the remote Isalo massif that is unparalleled on the island or on the East African coast with terraces, stone walls, stone pools and rock-cut structures
Europe Norway Norway is the first country where more electric cars than petrol cars circulate, as announced by the Norwegian Road Traffic Information Council on the basis of official car registration data: 754.303 registered cars are electric, 753.905 petrol