America Canada Canada has become a significant player in the illegal wildlife trade according to an investigation by the Globe and Mail and the Pulitzer Center that give evidence of black-market activity propped up by vast wilderness, patrol blind spots, weak penalties
Europe Montenegro Montenegro's draft cybersecurity law, a response to a massive cyber attack on state institutions, is raising questions about overlapping jurisdictions, practicality, and risk of political influence, experts say
Asia Maldives The Ministry of Fisheries has opened nominations for the awards given on the occasion of 44th Fishermen's Day, which this year falls on 10 December
Europe Luxembourg Speed cameras in Luxembourg flashed more than 352.000 times in 2023, generating fines of more than €15 million, marking an increase over 2022 according to government figures
Europe Latvia The Riga International Film Festival, to be held from 17-27 October, has announced the KIDS' REEL programme, suitable for 2-14 year olds
Africa Morocco Rabat has been chosen as the World Book Capital 2026; its book industry is home to 54 publishing houses and hosts the third largest international book and publishing fair in Africa
Oceania Tuvalu The traditional rice cake was offered to Tuvaluan Prime Minister Feleti Penitala Teo as a birthday dish during the reception attended at Taiwan President Lai Ching-te premises
Asia Kazakhstan This year, for the first time in the last five years, the water supply plan for the Aral Sea during the irrigation period was complied almost 100%; 977 million cubic metres of water were supplied
Africa Mali The ban on the import, marketing and use of Starlink devices for high-speed satellite Internet access has been temporarily lifted by the government
Africa Togo Coumba Dieng Sow has been appointed as the new UN Resident Coordinator for Togo and will work to ensure that national priorities and needs are addressed by aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals
Oceania Australia Qantas airlines has been fined $100 million for misleading customers by selling tickets on flights that had already been cancelled over two months before; this misconduct affected over 86.000 customers across more than 70.000 flights between 2021 and 2023
Asia Qatar The initiative 'My Values Design My Identity', promoted by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, saw the participation of over 30.000 public school students in the first phase
Asia Singapore The Singapore Prison Service and the Attorney-General's Chambers acted illegally by disclosing and requesting letters from inmates, the Court of Appeal ruled
Europe Czech Republic Vágner, a renowned figure in Czech sports fishing, caught the largest catfish ever recorded in the Czech Republic with a rod, 2,64 metres long, breaking the national record