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
Asia Singapore Male Wolbachia-carrying mosquitoes will be released at five additional sites to suppress the aedes mosquito population and mitigate the risk of dengue epidemics, the National Environment Agency announced
Asia Philippines Acknowledging the increase of mental health conditions among workers, the Philippines’ Employees Compensation Commission is considering expanding its compensation program to include work-related mental health disorders caused by workplace stress
Europe Belarus Around 2.700 trucks are in line, waiting to enter the EU, according to the State Border Committee of Belarus
Africa Tanzania The online sites and all social media of the nation's largest media house were suspended after The Citizen, one of its newspapers, published a cartoon alluding to the recent mysterious abductions of people critical of President Samia Suluhu Hassan
Asia Laos The Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare announced a new minimum wage policy to support workers facing the economic challenges brought by the rising cost of living and the depreciation of the Laotian kip
Asia Syria The European Union announced immediate emergency funding of €500.000 to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR to assist refugees crossing the border from Lebanon into Syria
America Brazil Lymphatic filariasis has been successfully eliminated as a public health problem in Brazil, a significant achievement in combating neglected tropical diseases; this accomplishment, recognized by the WHO, comes after decades of efforts
Africa Djibouti Two boats carrying migrants from Africa sank in the Red Sea off the coast of Djibouti, killing 45 people, the UN migration agency said
Asia Oman The first race of the 22nd annual camel races for 2024-2025 season will start on Friday and continue for 3 days with 89 laps in the Barka and Adam fields in an event organised by the Oman Camel Racing Federation in cooperation with the Royal Camel Corps
Europe Lithuania Almost 87% of the heat produced in Vilnius will be ‘clean’ thanks to the activation of the most powerful heat pump in the Baltic States, within the territory of Vilnius Power Plant 2, operated by Vilniaus Šilumos Tinklai
Asia Maldives The State Electric Company has planted more than 36.000 trees in the three months since the project to plant 500.000 trees over the next five years was launched in June
Europe Liechtenstein 'Google Street View' now completely covers the country, after Google's camera car was on the road in Liechtenstein in August
Asia Cyprus The north’s Gecitkale, or Lefkoniko, air base “may be used” by the Turkish air force if tensions continue to rise in the Middle East and if Turkey gets involved in the tensions in the region, the north’s air traffic controllers’ trade union chairman said