Oceania Marshall Islands The fish aggregation devices FADs that fishing boats use to make catches easier, lately equipped with satellite communications gear to pinpoint location, are now being built by drug cartels that wrap packs of cocaine and radio transponders to trace troves
Europe Netherlands Half of Dutch Muslims have experienced discrimination at least once in the last year, a higher percentage than the EU average (38%)
Oceania Nauru Nauru Airlines has become a member of the International Air Transport Association IATA, thus gaining potential access to most airports in the world
Asia Jordan The 16th Irbid Pomegranate Festival, a marketing event for pomegranate farmers, cooperatives, and family businesses, closes today; the 2024 edition celebrated the role of women in traditional agriculture and saw outstanding female participation
Africa Kenya WWF-Kenya adopted 25 hectares of degraded landscape in the Ngong Hills forest for reforestation, involving local communities in planting, contributing to the growth of forest ecosystems and providing livelihood opportunities for local people
Africa Zambia Zambia celebrated the 60th anniversary of its independence from Britain on 24 October 2024; President Hakainde Hichilema in his speech urged the nation to renew commitment to building a prosperous future
Africa Lesotho For the first time, the government of Lesotho, in collaboration with Melodious Awards and LESCOSA, hosts the National Music Awards at the Manthabiseng Convention Centre to support and recognise local artists
Africa Madagascar A significant revision of electricity prices charged by the Madagascan water and electricity company has passed at Government level, resulting in a 20% price increase for the first year, raising concerns among operators of the sector
Europe Luxembourg Financial aid was disbursed to 33.349 higher education students in the winter semester of the 2023-24 academic year and 30.605 in the summer semester, with €172,5 million disbursed in the form of scholarships and €121,3 million in the form of loans
Europe Norway The age limit for social media use will be increased to 15 to protect children from 'power of algorithms'; PM stated that new rules will prevent technology companies from collecting personal data from children under 15, extending to companies like Netflix
America Argentina Hundreds of One Direction fans in Buenos Aires gathered outside the Casa Sur hotel in the Palermo district, where former band member Liam Payne was found dead after falling from the third floor
Oceania Vanuatu In June and July 2024, the Vanuatu Family Health Association registered 120 pregnant girls between the ages of 15 and 20; this is one of the highest figures recorded according to data manager Serah Nango
America Dominica Dominica State College has initiated a project focused on online education in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Learning and the Virtual University for the Small Commonwealth States to develop a minimum of 15 online courses by the conclusion
Africa Cameroon Over 50% of Internally Displaced Persons in the central region of Cameroon are unemployed, latest survey by the National Institute of Statistics, commissioned by IOM, shows