Asia Vietnam A nationwide online competition on the Constitution was launched through a dedicated digital platform, allowing citizens to test their knowledge online; the initiative is part of a broader government campaign to improve citizenship awareness
Europe Andorra 287 women suffered gender-based violence between January and October this year; the figure includes 142 new cases according to data from the Secretary of State for Equality and Citizen Participation
Europe Bulgaria General Bulgarian car fleet shows an ageing trend, with over 70% of the vehicles on the road being over 15 years old, and only 4,6% of cars less than five years old
Asia Lebanon A flurry of evacuation warnings have been issued and Israeli ground troops reached parts of Litani River, notwithstanding the emerging US-brokered ceasefire deal with Lebanon’s Hezbollah that Netanyahu said he would accept
Africa Angola A summit on the Lobito Corridor development project, railway link between the Atlantic and DRC, will be held in December with the participation of Zambia, DRC, Tanzania and the United States, to accelerate the attraction of the necessary investments
Oceania Marshall Islands The RMI, founder and official convenor of the High Ambition Coalition since Paris 2015 conference, and other 20 countries, called for ‘trillions of dollars’ for climate financing at the Baku COP29
Asia Yemen The first case of chickenpox infection has been confirmed by the Yemeni Ministry of Public Health; it occurred in the governorate of Al-Mahrah, near the eastern border with Oman
Africa Cape Verde Macau Legend Development Limited announced that it will challenge the Cape Verdean government's decision to terminate contracts previously awarded to the gaming company for the development of an integrated resort
Africa South Sudan A test of the first weighing system recently installed at Nimule border crossing was carried out, a step towards forward for the monitoring and regulation of transport; one of the goals is to mitigate the damage caused by overloading on South Sudan roads
Africa Benin Minimum conditions that Afro-descendants applying for citizenship must have, published in a July law, have now been implemented by decree: 'persons of African descent deported in the slave trade and triangular trade' can apply for Beninese naturalisation
Africa Sudan In a shelter for internally displaced persons in Port Sudan, women are learning how to be pastry chefs under the guidance of Madina Ahmed, a 60-year-old displaced woman considered an artist of Balah Al-Sham, a popular fried dough
Europe Ireland 4.888 cars were impounded from unaccompanied novice drivers in the first nine months of this year, an increase registered since the Clancy Amendment came into effect, passasing from 2.511 cars in 2019 to 5.035 cars in 2023
America Costa Rica Costa Rica is combating coral bleaching in Bahía Ballena with innovative restoration projects, that imply cultivating coral fragments in nurseries, transplanting them to damaged reefs, and educating locals on reef conservation
Asia Azerbaijan Azerbaijani authorities waged a deliberate ethnic cleansing campaign to empty Nagorno Karabakh of its 100.000 Armenians during the full takeover of the territory in September 2023, reads a report based on a fact-finding mission by watchdog Freedom House