Asia India Young-led ‘cockroach' movement, whose protests are challenging Modi’s government on accountability and educational reforms, is attracting professionals, families and public support after police used tear gar and beatings to disperse march on parliament
Africa Republic of the Congo The part-time faculty and university service providers declared an indefinite general strike at Marien Ngouabi University following the non-payment of holiday hours
Oceania Fiji Head teachers were urged to step up efforts to effectively address incidents of cyberbullying through guidelines that aim to ensure that such issues are handled appropriately and comprehensively within educational institutions
America Brazil This week Brazil has deployed nearly 1.500 firefighters to combat severe Amazon forest fires, worsened by the region's worst drought in decades
Europe Belarus To refinance 75% of external public debt obligations, the Ministry of Finance plans to attract external resources in 2025
Asia Iraq OPEC Secretariat has received an updated compensation plan from Iraq for excess oil volumes produced in the first seven months of 2024
Europe Iceland After a viral trend on TikTok recommending recipes led to a very strong growth in demand for cucumbers, Icelandic supermarkets have run out of stock, leaving suppliers scrambling to keep up
Africa Comoros The Green Climate Fund is contributing $41,9 million to a project aimed at increasing the climate resilience of the water supply for drinking water and irrigation in areas most exposed to climate risks
America Bahamas Positive trends in the latest Junior Certificate and General Certificate of Secondary Education exam results have been highlighted, with improvements across the islands, observe Bahamas Education Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin
Europe Andorra The Animal Rescue and Protection Association has stated that anyone who wants to have a potentially dangerous dog should consult a psychotherapist, a way to prevent people from owning such a dog if they lack the proper attitude to educate the animal
Africa Chad Parliamentary, provincial and municipal elections will be held on 29/12, a date made known 5 days after the promulgation of the organic law establishing the composition of Parliament; last National Assembly election was held in February 2011
Asia Azerbaijan Rail transport volumes along the Azerbaijani section of the International North–South Transport Corridor grew by 25% in the first half of 2024, compared to the same period of 2023, with volumes amounting to about 435.000 tons of freight
America United States Despite fake images of Taylor Swift and her fans supporting former President Donald Trump, 2024 is currently not shaping up as the AI campaign that was feared, experts say, but warn that it could still hit targets with easily produced fake material
Africa Somalia The University of Mogadishu launched a pioneering faculty dedicated to civil aviation studies, a significant step to redefine the higher education landscape, to fill a gap in the system and to lay the foundation for the country aviation industry