Asia Laos About $12 million in digital taxes from global technology companies have been collected under new law: foreign providers of online services must register with Lao tax authorities regardless of whether they have a physical presence in the country
Africa Sierra Leone The project Boosting Agriculture and Food Security in Sierra Leone concluded with a ceremony to celebrate the opening of the country's first modern cashew processing plant, which will focus on employing women and young people
Oceania Papua New Guinea Two weeks after the landslide in Yambali village, humanitarian assistance is still hampered by lack of access to roads, tensions between tribes and new evacuation orders; 670 people at least are considered missing
Africa Mauritania Study by oceanographers revealed a significant shift in sardine populations with a northward migration from Mauritania and Senegal to the Moroccan coast, attributed to rising ocean temperatures in the region
Africa Libya The launch of a project for the creation and implementation of a paved road connecting Sokna to the cement factory to be built in Al-Jofra has been authorised by the Agency for the Implementation of Transport Projects
Asia Syria The collapsed Syrian health system has been forgotten by the world, said a senior WHO official, urging new and creative thinking to stop the exodus of medical personnel abroad
America Canada Proposed changes to the capital gains inclusion rate, announced in the 2024 federal budget, have been billed as an effort to improve “tax fairness” in Canada; the bill is putting pressure on the Conservative Party ahead of today's vote on the proposal
Asia Uzbekistan The implementation of the Innovative Social Protection System for Inclusion of Vulnerable People project will be supported by a $100 million soft loan from the World Bank
Africa Lesotho Farmers in the Berea district have expressed their happiness at the first snowfalls, saying they provide the necessary moisture for crops, an opportunity to maximise their production
Asia Thailand Sex workers in Bangkok say they feel insecure because they cannot report cases of assault to the police without fear of prosecution for prostitution, for which they risk seven to 20 years
Africa Niger The State Court of Niger has repeatedly postponed the hearing on the lifting of the immunity of former President Mohamed Bazoum, who was deposed by a military coup on 26 July 2023
Europe Albania The National Library of Albania, within the framework of the national year of the 80th anniversary of the country's Liberation, is displaying collections evoking the period of the War of National Liberation
Africa South Sudan The Kenyan-led negotiating team presented a 75-page document to the parties involved in the ongoing peace talks in Nairobi, said South Sudan's Minister of Information, Michael Makuei
Asia Palestine UN agencies have warned that more than 1 million Palestinians in Gaza could experience the highest level of hunger by the middle of next month if hostilities continue