Asia Myanmar Peace talks with several smaller ethnic armed organizations have been promoted by Myanmar’s military government as evidence of ongoing national reconciliation; Critics argue the discussions exclude many of the country’s most powerful resistance groups
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 South Africa Unusually late snowstorms have hit coastal areas of South Africa in recent days, killing two people and forcing the closure of some of the country's major highways
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
Europe Portugal Of the 38.554 traffic accidents with injuries registered between January 1 and August 31 this year, 22% (8.427) saw the flight of at least one of those responsible, according to the latest official figures released by PSP police
Europe Moldova Moldovan students can participate in the Future Leaders Exchange Programme, funded by the US State Department, which offers selected students the opportunity to live with an American family and study at a US school during the 2025-2026 academic year
Europe Iceland The wind farms could impact Iceland's bird population and endanger biodiversity, experts warn; there are only 90 pairs of eagles in Iceland and this is the highest number since conservation efforts began in 1914