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 Togo A competition to recruit over 4.000 teachers has been launched by the Ministry of Labour; candidates must be at least 18 years old and no older than 40 and must pass written tests on 7 December at examination centres
America Peru 37 Indigenous land titles were granted in Peru in record time through a collaboration between NGOs and the government, using an innovative, low-cost process; this method significantly reduces deforestation and strengthens Indigenous rights
Oceania Kiribati New parliamentarian Ruth Cross Kwansing said she wanted to help move the country from a situation of 'over-dependence' on received support to greater self-sufficiency, backing incumbent president Taneti Maamau, a staunch supporter of Beijing
America Barbados An Anglican church group will launch a £7 million reconciliation project in Barbados to atone for the atrocities of transatlantic slavery and compensate the descendants of enslaved people
Asia Kyrgyzstan The National Bank of Kyrgyzstan banned banks from making payments under contracts without actual delivery of goods and services in the country as of the end of September
Asia Sri Lanka Two of the pregnant dogs recently added to the police department have given birth to 13 puppies and will strengthen the work of the team, the Police Media Division announced
Europe Moldova President Maia Sandu urged citizens to participate massively in the referendum next October, in order to include in the Constitution the way they want
America Paraguay First sex education program issued in Paraguay is influenced by Catholic values: it teaches that condoms are unreliable and discourages crying for boys; critics argue it fails to adequately educate about pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections
Africa Tunisia A few weeks before the presidential elections, socio-economic indicators are improving: GDP is improving at 1%, according to the National Institute of Statistics, and the unemployment rate is dropping to 16%
Asia Jordan Jordanians will vote today to elect the 20th House of Representatives, the lower house of the Parliament, in Jordan's first elections held under party lists and with reserved seats for parties following Royal Committee to Modernise the Political System
Asia Thailand Around 1.000 residents joined a protest over the Pheu Thai party's proposal to revive the controversial Kaeng Suea Ten dam project in Song district to mitigate flooding in the Yom river basin
Europe Estonia Plan in Tallinn proposing the construction of the Rävala Gallery shopping and business district was challenged in court by residents of a neighbouring flat association because it is too big and obstructs their view
Asia Palestine The Palestinian territories have seen an 85% drop in illiteracy rates over the past two decades, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics said