America Cuba International investors can now build and fully own tourism facilities: to reverse the dramatic fall in tourism, authorities have eliminated the requirement for foreign groups to form a joint venture with the Cuban state to manage their tourism activities
Africa Madagascar The state intends to disseminate hybrid rice technology on a large scale in order to increase agricultural yields by as much as threefold
Africa Central African Republic A dengue epidemic is underway in Bangui, the Central African Ministry of Health has confirmed, saying it is the first time dengue has been reported in Central Africa
Europe Romania The Ivan Patzaichin Mila 23 Association, created in honour of four-time Romanian Olympic rowing gold medallist Ivan Patzaichin, recently launched a slow tourism initiative in the Danube Delta with the creation of 40 routes to encourage visits to the area
Europe Croatia With Cyclone Boris, the first snowfall arrived in the country, although still during the summer
Europe Norway The number of Norwegians on sick leave has reached its highest level in 15 years, according to new data from state statistics office; politicians and other state officials complain about the resulting lack of productivity and costs to the welfare state
America Saint Lucia Julien Alfred won the women's 100m title at the Wanda Diamond League final, after winning the gold medal at the Olympics against all odds
Europe Andorra The government will contribute 5 million for the construction of affordable rental flats for the over-65s and will be the patron of the Laurus Foundation, which will manage the project
Africa South Africa Pravin Gordhan, former finance minister and anti-apartheid activist, has died; presidential spokesman Vincent Magwenya remembered him as 'an outstanding leader', recalling his sacrifices and efforts
Asia Pakistan Amendments to the Pakistan Penal Code that make necrophilia an official crime after years of a legislative vacuum on the subject have been approved unanimously by the Senate
Asia East Timor Some 600.000 people crowded the same seaside park for Pope Francis' final mass 35 years after St John Paul II prayed during the nation's struggle for independence from Indonesia
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Mothers and wives from Srebrenica and Podrinje demonstrated peacefully on the 11th of this month in Tuzla's Freedom Square with the message that they will never give up the search for the remains of their loved ones
Europe Luxembourg Banks offering state-guaranteed higher education loans to Luxembourg students must stay below a 2% interest cap, the government said
America United States Pope Francis reportedly commented he wouldn't know which is the 'lesser of two evils' between Harris and Trump: both 'are anti-life', referring to their positions on abortion rights and the reception of migrants respectively