America Peru Peru won 3 World Travel Awards, including "Best Culinary Destination," "Best Cultural Destination," and recognition of Machu Picchu as the "World’s Best Tourist Attraction”
America Bahamas In recognition of the upcoming World Mental Health Day on 10 October, the Ministry of Health and Welfare launched the Light It Up Green initiative in Parliament Square, using the official colour of mental health awareness from 1 to 10 October
Asia Kazakhstan The production of a carbon-silicon nanocomposite derived from rice husks was started; the first production phase aims to produce 1.500 tonnes of this multifunctional material per year
America El Salvador The IMF has urged El Salvador to reduce its reliance on Bitcoin and strengthen its regulation of digital assets, warning of financial stability risks, although President Bukele remains committed to Bitcoin's long-term economic benefits
Asia Azerbaijan A special network of universities on climate change will be established by November 2024, said Azerbaijani Member of Parliament
Africa Comoros National Agency for Medicines and Medical Evacuations is launching a 10-day monitoring mission in Ndzuani to monitor imports and quality of medicines, strengthening regulations in the formal and informal pharmaceutical sector
Africa South Africa One of the continent's most distinctive experiences, the safari, has become accessible in South Africa via the famous Uber platform at a flat rate of $200 departing from Cape Town to the Eagle Private Game Reserve
Africa Central African Republic Produced by the Civil Society Working Group on the Central African Crisis, a report criticises the management of the oil sector, focusing on fuel management in the country that suffers from recurrent petrol shortages and very high prices
Africa Mali The family of Malian musician Ali Farka Touré, considered one of the greatest musicians of the last 50 years and who died in 2006, has denounced the theft of the Grammy Award won by him in 1995 for the album Talking Timbuktù for 'best world music album'
America Colombia The new edition of the International Business Matchmaking event organized by ProColombia, bringing together exporters, businesspeople and investors aims at strenghtening commercial relations with Mexico
America Dominican Republic Construction of the submarine cable for the electricity connection between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico will begin in 2027, as announced by Caribbean Transmission, the company responsible for implementing the Hostos Project
Asia Iraq A large-scale reforestation campaign in all governorates has been launched by the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture to reduce desertification, mitigate rising temperatures and expand green belts in the country
Europe Albania The country has the highest corruption rates, the highest pressure of officials to accept bribes and the highest victimisation of citizens by corruption within the Western Balkans
Europe Estonia The Environment Agency wants to change the law so that it is only obliged to assist protected species in distress, instead of all animals, in order to save resources on reports that do not turn out to be worthy or of help