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
Africa Burkina Faso The ruling military junta in Burkina Faso, through an official communication from the Ministry of Security signed by Minister Mahamadou Sana, denounced a new, foiled destabilisation attempt allegedly carried out by ex-military and terrorist groups
Oceania New Zealand The Land, Air, Water Aotearoa project has released nationally updated data for rivers, lakes, groundwater and estuaries, showing that New Zealand's freshwater health is under pressure from human activities
Asia Qatar The country could record its highest number of tourists ever this year, having already welcomed almost 3,3 million visitors in the first eight months of 2024, a 26% increase over last year, when more than 4 million visitors were welcomed
Asia Mongolia A unified information system for foreign nationals was developed and the Mongolian Immigration Agency began issuing visas on invitation for all categories electronically, as part of the project implemented by the Asian Development Bank
Europe San Marino Negotiations have begun on an agreement between the European Union and the Republic of San Marino on various aspects in the field of border management
Europe Netherlands Registration will be open for specialised centres for long-term COVID patients who can register via their general practitioners in just over one month, from 1 November; the first centres to open will be Maastricht UMC+, Amsterdam UMC and Erasmus MC
Africa Ghana At least 30 protesters were arrested in Accra during a demonstration to denounce government inaction and corruption in the gold sector, which encourages illegal mining
Europe Romania The financial damage caused by the drought could exceed €2 billion at national level, given the huge production losses, additional irrigation costs, and the failure to capitalise on production at a fair price, according to Romanian Farmers' Club's data
Africa Mozambique General elections will be held in the country on 9 October: this is the first time that the Frelimo, the party in government since independence, risks losing its majority, fielding Daniel Chapo, a young candidate in the hope of attracting younger voters
Africa Sao Tome and Principe 'The lives of the Sao Tomese will only change' with private investment, argued the Prime Minister, stating that negotiations with the International Monetary Fund have progressed and he hopes to 'close the deal' in October
Asia Kazakhstan More than half of the Kazakh citizens surveyed are ready to participate in the upcoming referendum on the construction of a nuclear power plant, according to a poll conducted by the Kazakh Institute for Strategic Studies
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo A bioethanol-ethyl alcohol production plant within the Panzi Foundation, specifically for the manufacture of hydroalcoholic gel or disinfectant used in the medical field, was inaugurated a few days ago with a production capacity of 50.000 litres per year
Africa Guinea Residents of an area near the Nimba Mountains nature reserve attacked and looted a chimpanzee research centre, destroying and burning equipment, after a woman claimed that one of the animals had killed her son