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 Afghanistan Afghanistan Taliban dismiss as "absurd" the accusations of gender discrimination and human rights violations that have followed new restrictions on the visibility of women in public
Europe Switzerland The Swiss voted on reform of the occupational pension scheme and on a biodiversity initiative; neither proposal was accepted at the ballot box, and the text were rejected with 67% and 63% votes against, respectively
Asia Malaysia Over 500.000 women entrepreneurs are being empowered through microfinance programmes that provide capital and training to start and grow their businesses
Africa South Sudan A group of South Sudanese lawyers filed an appeal challenging the postponement of the elections and the extension of the transitional government's mandate for 24 months
Europe Andorra FC Andorra will not be able to build the new stadium in Borda Mateu after the owners of the land, the Maestre family, unexpectedly and irrevocably decided to break off negotiations when the final agreement was reached and only concluded without signature
Europe Italy 'Parts', innovative App by students at Apple Academy of Federico II University in Naples, enables blind people to approach works of art exhibited in museums in a different way through mechanisms that allow them to form a more accurate model of the work
Europe Belarus Museum project 'Belarus-Russia. Crossroads of destinies' was presented: a joint effort of the National Art Museum of Belarus and the Russian State Museum, it will lead to an exhibition to be shown in Minsk in December
Africa Morocco Teralys, a subsidiary of the Moroccan investment fund Al Mada, owned by the Moroccan royal family, will acquire the Italian chocolate manufacturer Nutkao allowing Morocco to strengthen its presence in the agro-industrial sector
Africa Guinea-Bissau The Acting President of the Supreme Court of Justice, Lima António André, set up an ad hoc Technical Assistance Committee at the General Secretariat of the Courts to manage the process of verifying candidatures for the legislative elections of 24 November
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The SeaMoss Association of St. Vincent & the Grenadines launched a recovery project for 10 women in the sea moss industry affected by Hurricane Beryl by assisting them in rebuilding their businesses and providing them with emotional support
Europe Albania Work is underway on the creation of a tiny autonomous state in Tirana, smaller than Vatican: it will be called the Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order, a Sufi Shiite Islamic order, and will be a 'centre of moderation, tolerance and peaceful coexistence'
Asia Lebanon Over half a million people are said to be fleeing the south and east of the country after Israeli bombardments that have claimed more than 500 lives; international organisations are making emergency mobilisations to bring help to the displaced
Asia Iran Law to protect "family by promoting the culture of chastity and the hijab' tightens penalties for women who do not wear the veil in public with fines, restrictions on internet use, imprisonment, confiscation of vehicles and bans on travelling abroad