Oceania Solomon Islands With newly improved roads in Auki, provincial police appealed to drivers in Malaita to use responsibility and greater care in driving; reckless driving had reportedly increased since works began, forcing to monitor underage drivers and speeding vehicles
Africa Republic of the Congo The eighth edition of the plant fair was well attended, with 2.891 visitors; for Minister of Forestry, Rosalie Matondo, the fair was a place to demonstrate the cooperation between nurseries, administration managers and the population
Europe Sweden Swedish environmental technology company Chromafora has received a European Investment Bank loan of €22,5 million to advance technology to remove 'chemicals forever' from water
Asia Myanmar Myanmar has overtaken Afghanistan as the world’s top opium producer: driven by economic collapse after 2021 coup, production surges unchecked with no clear solutions in sight; the UN warns that rising cultivation fuels conflict, instability, health crises
Europe Albania Social network TikTok will be made unavailable for at least a year across the country starting in early 2025; the government will launch a series of programmes to 'foster the education of students and help parents track their children's education'
Oceania Solomon Islands Australia will help increase the capacity of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, with funding, training and infrastructure to grow the RSIPF in a sustainable manner, including support for a new sovereign Police Training Centre in Honiara
Africa Togo New measures to improve the safe transport and use of radioactive materials have been announced
Asia India A crackdown on illegal child marriages in north-east India has led to nearly 5.000 arrests, 416 in the latest police operation, a minister said on Sunday; according to the United Nations, there are over 220 million child brides
America Saint Kitts and Nevis Taking into account an increase in the number of diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder in St. Kitts and Nevis, the Ministry of Education intends to place greater emphasis on this condition in the upcoming year 2025
Asia Saudi Arabia The first meeting of the Council of Arab Ministers on Cyber Security will be hosted today in Riyadh and will be attended by officials and experts from several Arab League countries
Asia Cambodia The first rubber collection contest was held in Tbong Khmum province; showcasing the skills of the nation’s rubber tappers, participants competed to extract the most latex while maintaining quality
Asia Tajikistan Each resident of Tajikistan's major cities disposes of more than 1 kilogram of solid waste per day, of which 100 grams is plastic; each year the country generates more than 9 million tonnes of household solid waste of which 321.890 tonnes is plastic waste
Europe Moldova A 60-day state of emergency began last week over the prospect of a halt to gas supplies to the Cuciurgan power plant, which is located in Transnistria and supplies the rest of Moldova with some 80% of its electricity
America Canada Eight MPs were named Ministers in a long-expected cabinet shuffle coming after a dramatic week that began with the shock exit of Chrystia Freeland who resigned from Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister