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 Bolivia The Bolivian government has initiated cloud seeding to combat the wave of wildfires ravaging the country; the method uses silver iodide to artificially induce rain
Europe France The parliamentary leader of the far-right Rassemblement National party called for new elections next year, just a few months after the snap elections that plunged the country into a political stalemate
Europe Portugal Korean Air has launched flights between Lisbon and Seoul Incheon, becoming the second direct connection from Eastern Asia to Portugal; first route, linking Hangzhou to Lisbon via Beijing, was opened in 2017
Asia Israel The Houthi group claims to have launched a new hypersonic ballistic missile that flew some 2.000 km towards the centre of Israel, evading air defence systems and triggering a fire not far from Tel Aviv; Prime Minister Netanyahu vowed to retaliate
Africa Benin All UNIBEN students trapped in the collapse of a three-storey building in a popular student housing estate in Benin have been rescued by emergency responders, said the Edo State Government
Asia United Arab Emirates An increasing number of tenants are relocating from Dubai to the northern emirates, namely Sharja and Ras al-Kaima, driven primarily by affordability and supported by hybrid work arrangements that offer more flexibility to employees
Asia Armenia Lawmakers will drop plan to toughen penalties for tax evasion after business leaders raised concerns about the potential impact of proposed changes on the private sector
Europe Slovakia Fire and rescue corps and volunteer fire brigades from the towns and villages of the Zahorie area in western Slovakia built a mobile flood barrier on the bridge over the Morava river between the Slovak town of Holic and the Czech town of Hodonin
Europe United Kingdom Ormiston academies trust, a 35.000-pupil academy chain that runs 44 state schools, will be the first in England to ditch phones, with eight secondary schools adopting new policies this term and others to follow
America Chile Chile is getting ready to position itself as the world’s top lithium supplier; as global demand rises, it aims to regain market share despite recent declines, and has expectations of higher lithium prices by 2025
Africa Burundi The Geographical Institute of Burundi has announced the start of the agricultural season, which forecasts say tends to be wetter than the previous year in some areas of the country
Asia Bhutan The country has experienced an unprecedented surge in extreme weather events, with a record 10 incidents in the last three years alone; National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology attributes this alarming spike to climate change
America Belize A new a digital education program has been introduced in Belize, aimed at teaching computer science and robotics to around 10.000 students across 40 primary schools; currently, over 200 teachers are being trained