Asia Palestine Painter and sculptor Sliman Mansour, one of the most prominent names in Palestinian art, has died at the age of 79 at his home in the Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem; his work depicted Palestinian traditions and people's struggles under Israeli occupation
America Chile The country is no longer able to receive more Venezuelan migrants, said President Gabriel Boric declared at the UN General Assembly criticizing US sanctions for exacerbating poverty in Venezuela and pushing millions into exile
Europe Switzerland Muriel Furrer, an 18-year-old Swiss cyclist, has died; she was competing in the women’s junior road race at the world championships in Zurich yesterday, when she was badly injured in a fall
America Ecuador Both day and night power outages are occurring amid the worst drought in 60 years, with the Ministry of Energy announcing that scheduled nighttime blackouts have extended into daylight hours due to severe weather conditions
America Colombia Colombia is continuing to battle forest fires, with 14 active blazes affecting over 10.000 hectares, according to the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (Ungrd), with Tolima being the hardest-hit department
America Barbados An incident, involving the threatening behaviour of a parent, led to the early closure of Hilda Skeene Primary School and police intervention, just days after a stabbing at Alexandra School
Europe Belgium The budget for the 'Fund for Excellence' will be increased from €1,5 million to €2,2 million to encourage ambitious students, particularly from technical and vocational schools, through school competitions
America Guatemala Guatemala has committed to deploying a contingent of Military Police to Haiti as part of a multinational support mission aimed at stabilizing the country, with President Arévalo announcing the contribution of 150 soldiers during the UN General Assembly
America Canada As more Canadians get online access to the results of their medical tests, concern is emerging for people learning about a life-changing diagnosis in a handful of words on a screen, without a doctor to explain it
Europe Estonia Today marks the 30th anniversary of the MS Estonia tragedy, the largest peacetime maritime disaster in the Baltic and in European waters: the ferry, en route from Tallinn to Stockholm, sank in about half an hour with 989 passengers, of which 852 perished
Europe Switzerland The Swiss voted on reform of the occupational pension scheme and on a biodiversity initiative; neither proposal was accepted at the ballot box, and the text were rejected with 67% and 63% votes against, respectively
Europe Belarus Museum project 'Belarus-Russia. Crossroads of destinies' was presented: a joint effort of the National Art Museum of Belarus and the Russian State Museum, it will lead to an exhibition to be shown in Minsk in December
Africa Guinea-Bissau The Acting President of the Supreme Court of Justice, Lima António André, set up an ad hoc Technical Assistance Committee at the General Secretariat of the Courts to manage the process of verifying candidatures for the legislative elections of 24 November
Africa Lesotho Boarding schools, formal and informal, accepting young and pre-school children, are growing in number as many parents emigrate to South Africa to find work and children are placed in the care of relatives, nannies and, more recently, schools