Africa Cameroon In an unprecedented disruption to academic calendar, the Ministry ordered the immediate rescheduling of all remaining papers for the ongoing 2026 examination session after a severe security breach compromised confidential materials across digital networks
Africa Cameroon People-centred accountability initiative in the humanitarian response in Cameroon will be supported thanks to allocation of US$350.000 from the Central Emergency Response Fund
Asia Japan Japan's proposed frequencies for airborne telecommunication base stations have been adopted as the global standard, paving the way to the technology becoming commercially feasible as early as fiscal year 2025
America Suriname Leiden University has hosted a Suriname symposium emphasising on biodiversity, exploring challenges in nature conservation amidst climate change and fostering collaboration between Dutch and Surinamese universities to boost research on Suriname's nature
Europe Belarus For the New Year's Eve performance in the Palace of the Republic in the presence of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, Palestinian children have been invited
Europe Hungary Árpád Kovács, outgoing president of Fiscal Council, described 2023 as a weak year while next year's projected GDP growth of 3% will be based on stronger social consumption, return to productive investment and progress in the process of adapting energy use
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sporting equipment and other related items amounting to USD 32.000 were donated to various organisations during a ceremony held at the Embassy of Taiwan in the third donation through Community Revitalization Sport and Culture initiative
Africa Botswana Botswana and Namibia have embarked on a joint investigation into the increased incidents of elephant poaching in the northern area of Botswana
Oceania New Zealand After large fires were caused by fireworks in Hawke's Bay last year, Fire and Emergency New Zealand urged people not to light fireworks on New Year's Eve and during the rest of the summer
America Cuba Two modern electric centre-pivot machines, used to irrigate 28 hectares of land planted with fruit, vegetables, cereals and short-cycle crops, were installed at the Arroyo Hondo production centre, located in the valley of Guantánamo
Europe Finland Purses and wallets are now rare due to popularity of electronic payments with latest statistics indicating that only 6% of citizens use cash in their daily lives; there are, however, risks and Bank of Finland has recommended to have economic home kits
Africa Equatorial Guinea The government has released funds to ensure the participation of the Nzalang national team in the African Cup of Nations, in the edition to be held in Ivory Coast in January 2024
Europe United Kingdom Eurostar will run all services to London, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam today Sunday 31 following a day of major disruption caused by the flooding in a tunnel under River Thames that led to cancellation of all Eurostar services between London and Paris