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
Africa Burkina Faso The ruling military junta in Burkina Faso, through an official communication from the Ministry of Security signed by Minister Mahamadou Sana, denounced a new, foiled destabilisation attempt allegedly carried out by ex-military and terrorist groups
Africa Guinea Residents of an area near the Nimba Mountains nature reserve attacked and looted a chimpanzee research centre, destroying and burning equipment, after a woman claimed that one of the animals had killed her son
Africa Mozambique General elections will be held in the country on 9 October: this is the first time that the Frelimo, the party in government since independence, risks losing its majority, fielding Daniel Chapo, a young candidate in the hope of attracting younger voters
Oceania New Zealand The Land, Air, Water Aotearoa project has released nationally updated data for rivers, lakes, groundwater and estuaries, showing that New Zealand's freshwater health is under pressure from human activities
Europe San Marino Negotiations have begun on an agreement between the European Union and the Republic of San Marino on various aspects in the field of border management
Asia Qatar The country could record its highest number of tourists ever this year, having already welcomed almost 3,3 million visitors in the first eight months of 2024, a 26% increase over last year, when more than 4 million visitors were welcomed
America Saint Lucia Residents of Monkey Town in Ciceron, Castries, have requested that the name of their community be officially changed to 'Julien Alfred Avenue', in honour of double Olympic medallist and famous sprinter Julien Alfred, who grew up in the area
Africa South Africa Unusually late snowstorms have hit coastal areas of South Africa in recent days, killing two people and forcing the closure of some of the country's major highways
Africa Ghana At least 30 protesters were arrested in Accra during a demonstration to denounce government inaction and corruption in the gold sector, which encourages illegal mining
Asia Mongolia A unified information system for foreign nationals was developed and the Mongolian Immigration Agency began issuing visas on invitation for all categories electronically, as part of the project implemented by the Asian Development Bank
Europe Portugal Of the 38.554 traffic accidents with injuries registered between January 1 and August 31 this year, 22% (8.427) saw the flight of at least one of those responsible, according to the latest official figures released by PSP police
Africa Republic of the Congo The start of construction of the country's largest hydroelectric dam, in Sounda, has been announced for January 2025; it will produce 600 to 800 megawatts of electricity, work will be completed in June 2030 and the project will be pre-financed by China
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo A bioethanol-ethyl alcohol production plant within the Panzi Foundation, specifically for the manufacture of hydroalcoholic gel or disinfectant used in the medical field, was inaugurated a few days ago with a production capacity of 50.000 litres per year