America Canada "Lake Ontario – then, now and always” Prime Minister Carney posted, saying the name comes from the Wendat word Ontari’io, pre-dating the foundation of both Canada and the USA, who proposed Lake America as a new name following Canada's retaliatory tariffs
Europe Latvia Following an incident involving a Russian combat drone flying over Latvian territory, the National Security Council decided to update and improve procedures for more effective action in the event of a security threat from unmanned aerial vehicles
Europe Iceland Justice Minister Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir intends to present a bill that could extend international protection to Ukrainians for up to five years, an announcement from government offices stated
America Haiti The social media challenge launched by Ouanaminthe Women's Association offers women a platform to denounce men who impregnated them but didn't take responsibility for the care and upbringing of the children
Asia Maldives Maldives Immigration stated that they encountered considerable difficulties in deporting migrants at the authority's detention centre who did not have legitimate documents
Africa Ethiopia Ethiopians are celebrating their new year 2017, with the peculiarity of being seven years behind the Gregorian calendar used by most of the world
Africa Gabon Fly Gabon, Gabon's new national airline, officially started operations with its inaugural flight from Libreville to Port-Gentil at the end of August; the country's last national airline disappeared in 2005
Europe Monaco The 'Women of Monaco Lunch' meeting will hold its 10th edition on 1 October; organised by Five Stars Events and supported by Barclays Private Bank, this year it will run on the theme of 'blue' to celebrate empowerment, fashion and philanthropy
Africa Gambia The Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment has condemned the illegal recruitment of Gambian nationals to work in Spain, who took advantage of the bilateral agreement concluded by the two countries AGENZIE RAGGIRANO
Asia East Timor The final event of Pope Francis Apostolic Journey to Timor-Leste saw the Pope speaking to around 3.000 young people in Dili about the importance of the values of freedom, commitment, and fraternity; 95% of Timorese are Catholic
Europe Vatican City This Initiative "Capture Nature" is a new addition to the Vatican Museums' family-friendly activities aimed at learning to care for creation through play; the dedicated experience in the the Pope's Gardens offers an engaging tour with quizzes and games
Asia Cyprus Cyprus decided to ratify the International Labour Organisation’s convention on eliminating violence and harassment at work; the new framework provides for specific authorities and procedures for the state and employers, as well as penalties for offenders
Africa Mali New measures have been announced to regulate wedding celebrations in the municipality of Bamako, with the introduction of rules to prevent wedding celebrations from hindering the freedom of movement and peace of mind of citizens
Africa Tunisia Publication of the 3140th issue of the monthly magazine Jeune Afrique, September 2024, wasn't authorised in Tunisia: reason being related to the fact that the cover is dedicated to an article on President Saied entitled 'L'hyper-président'