The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte has moved to broaden the scope of testimony in her impeachment trial by requesting subpoenas for corporate officers, local government officials, and banking executives. In a manifestation filed on Wedne...

The Ministry of Education in Guyana has formally commissioned a new School Feeding Mess Hall at Koberimo in Region One, a development that physically separates student dining from the school's kitchen. The facility was opened on Wednesday by Educatio...

Brazil's government has established the operational framework for the Imposto Seletivo (IS), or "sin tax," a component of the nation's new tax system. Under temporary decree MP 1.399, issued on November 4, 2026, the tax is scheduled to take effect on...

Construction of the Chateau Margot Mall and Lifestyle Centre on the East Coast Demerara corridor has reached the 55 per cent completion mark, one year after the project officially broke ground. The ANSA McAL Group is investing nearly US$50 million in...

ExxonMobil Guyana and its contractors have spent more than US$317 million with Guyanese companies during the first half of 2026, according to data presented by Socioeconomic Manager Lorna Carlson at the Guyana Supplier Forum 2026. Total cumulative sp...

Azerbaijan exported 16.378 billion cubic meters of natural gas valued at $5.711 billion during the first eight months of 2026, according to the State Statistics Committee. This represents a 0.5% decrease in volume and a 4.8% drop in value compared to...

A Manchester-based firm has been shut down by the High Court after it extracted £123,052 from 51 financially distressed companies through a scheme the government's Insolvency Service described as misleading. Clark Sinclair Limited was wound up on Th...

Consumer prices in Central Visayas accelerated to a 9.5 percent year-on-year increase in October 2026, outpacing the national average and signaling a significant burden on household budgets in the region, according to data released by the Philippine ...

North Tyneside Council has entered the final stage of its process to dispose of High Borrans, the outdoor education centre near Windermere. The facility is scheduled to close permanently on November 30, 2026, after the council confirmed it is prepari...

The Supreme Court of India has reinforced the constitutional safeguards protecting personal liberty by ruling that the mandatory 24-hour window for producing an accused person before a judicial magistrate begins from the moment of detention, rather t...

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is providing $3 million to Eurasia Group to develop agricultural service infrastructure in Kyrgyzstan. The investment is earmarked for the establishment of the country's f...

A public critique has emerged challenging the validity of an MLitt dissertation from the University of St Andrews, authored by Hadiyyah Mohamed, which has been promoted by supporters of the WIN party as an exposé on corruption and governance under t...

Kyrgyzstan's Ministry of Construction has introduced a restrictive measure targeting developers who fail to complete projects on schedule. Nurdan Oruntayev, the head of the ministry, has ordered that construction permits for new buildings be denied t...

India is witnessing a significant demographic pivot that is fundamentally altering the demand for primary education. According to a working paper released by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), the population of children in ...

For the first time, a state-issued textbook in Turkmenistan maps the pre-modern roots of the country's teaching traditions, linking contemporary pedagogical practice to a continuous historical lineage that extends back to the era of the Parthians. Th...

Singapore has established a procurement framework for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) that mandates a minimum 40% reduction in lifecycle emissions compared to conventional jet fuel. The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and the Singapore S...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed Associate Justice Rodil Zalameda as the 28th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Malacañang announced on Thursday, November 5. The decision places Zalameda at the helm of the judiciary, replacing outgoing...

Kyrgyzstan has completed the launch of drinking water supply systems in 70 settlements, according to the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry. The official commissioning ceremony took place in Karakol, attended by Prime M...

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has charged four individuals with insider trading connected to the computer chip manufacturer Rakon. The proceedings are currently before the Auckland District Court, where the charges were laid on Thursday. Rako...

Entrepreneurship in Brazil has evolved from a niche interest for the middle class into a primary survival strategy for millions of citizens. According to recent data from Sebrae, based on the PNAD Contínua indicators by IBGE, 15.8 million business o...