Africa Ghana Popular musician and human rights activist Sister Derby has thrown her weight behind Buz Stop Boys, a group of young people who started a social networks-based clean up of Accra in 2023, gaining international popularity and involving more and more people
Europe Andorra The bus routes transported 7,3 million passengers last year, a 19% increase over the previous year and three times the number of people using the transport when the current concession began in 2019
Oceania Australia Surfing Australia has been awarded a $1 million federal grant for the 'New Wave of Female Boardriders' project over three years to make surfing more accessible to women and girls across the country
Africa Gambia After a long delay, the results of the Gambia Basic Education Certificate Examination have been released by the West African Examinations Council and will be made public today during a press conference of the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education
Europe Slovakia The extra-parliamentary opposition party Democrats started collecting signatures for a referendum on shortening the current electoral term
America Argentina The Argentinian court has formally requested Interpol to issue an arrest warrant for Venezuelan President Maduro and Interior Minister Cabello for crimes against humanity including systematic repression and persecution of dissidents since 2014
Europe Belarus Around 2.700 trucks are in line, waiting to enter the EU, according to the State Border Committee of Belarus
Asia Tajikistan Over 85% of radicalized Tajik youth allegedly joined extremist groups through recruitment videos and social media while travelling to Russia in search of better job opportunities, say teachers from Tajik Ministry of Interior Academy
Europe Sweden Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen set the country's online channelling rate at 86%, higher than operators' estimates and far above the previous year's figure of 77%
Asia Philippines Acknowledging the increase of mental health conditions among workers, the Philippines’ Employees Compensation Commission is considering expanding its compensation program to include work-related mental health disorders caused by workplace stress
Europe France For the first time since 1991, France will welcome French-speaking heads of state and government to Villers-Cotterêts and Paris on 4 and 5 October 2024 for the 19th Francophonie Summit
Asia Laos The Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare announced a new minimum wage policy to support workers facing the economic challenges brought by the rising cost of living and the depreciation of the Laotian kip
Asia Syria The European Union announced immediate emergency funding of €500.000 to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR to assist refugees crossing the border from Lebanon into Syria
Africa Lesotho Harry, Duke of Sussex and member of the British royal family, is visiting the kingdom of Lesotho, where he is known as 'the warrior'; in 2006, Harry co-founded a charity to support children in southern Africa