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”
Asia United Arab Emirates On the occasion of World Heart Day, 29 September, Dubai Health announced the 2024 edition of the 'Nabadat' campaign to provide life-saving cardiac treatment to a total of 50 patients with congenital heart defects who cannot afford treatment
Asia Uzbekistan Around 2,6 million mobile phones worth $236,2 million were imported into Uzbekistan in January-August 2024, more than 10.000 phones per day, according to the local Statistics Agency
Oceania Tuvalu PM Feleti Teo told the UN General Assembly that Pacific states expect their membership of the UN and its specialised agencies to be permanent, despite the impact of climate change
America Trinidad and Tobago NPCI International Payments Ltd, a company dedicated to implementing UPI outside India, has partnered with Trinidad and Tobago's Ministry of Digital Transformation to develop a real-time payments system
Oceania Samoa Archbishop Mosese Vitolio Tui, leader of the Catholic Church in Samoa, questioned the moral compass of those who stood by while an innocent student was beaten for no reason, calling for action to put an end to fights
America Uruguay Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou, in his final speech at the UN General Assembly, called for immediate international action regarding Venezuela, condemning the regime's authoritarianism and urging leaders to act now for the Venezuelan people
Oceania Kiribati Parliament is preparing for the presidential elections, when deputies will choose the country's next leader; among the deputies of the Maneaba ni Maungatabu Legislative Assembly is a record number of five women
Europe Slovenia The country received a positive assessment of its readiness to join the European Organisation for Nuclear Research as a full member from the CERN Council; entry is planned for early 2025
Europe North Macedonia The OSCE Transnational Threats Department held a training course in Idrizovo on the police gender response to violence against women and girls for a total of 505 police cadets (150 women and 355 men) from the Police Training Centre
Europe Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Fox News that he has received "very direct information" from Donald Trump that the former US president will support Ukraine if he is re-elected to the White House
Oceania Solomon Islands Head of delegation to the UN General Assembly reaffirmed the country's support for the implementation of the United Nations Fourth Decade for the Elimination of Colonialism
Africa Mauritius The Digital Lab On the Go project, an initiative of the Mauritius Digital Promotion Agency, today addressed some 175 elderly people at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Recreation Centre to discover cutting-edge technology and improve their quality of life
Asia Saudi Arabia King Abdulaziz University announced the launch of the second Student Film Festival, 4-5 December at the King Faisal Hall for Conferences, to promote student creativity in filmmaking