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On 19 October 2026, the UK foreign secretary said the deadline for bids on the E1 settlement tender had arrived and warned individuals and companies that new powers allow sanctions over illegal settlement construction.
A US $3 million project backed by the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund aims to strengthen nutrition, maternal and newborn health during the first 1,000 days of life in Liberia.
The Environment Agency and Merseyside's police commissioner convened the region's first waste crime conference in Widnes on Friday 16 October 2026, as reported on 19 October 2026, to share intelligence and disrupt illegal waste operations.
The Centre for Health Protection reminded the public on September 12 about preventing heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke, citing over 200 hospital admissions a year in Hong Kong over the past five years.
Zambia's Ministry of Health, with UNICEF and EU support, launched a national RMNCAH+N outreach package on 26 August 2026 and handed over motorbikes for 100 health facilities in Luapula and North-Western Provinces.
The Centre for Health Protection recorded one community-acquired Legionnaires' disease case in the September 6 to 12 period, a 73-year-old man in Southern District, and reported 140 cases so far this year as of September 12.
A European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations delegation concluded an eight-day Zambia mission on 8 October 2026, reviewing preparedness and response for children amid drought, floods, food insecurity and cholera.
Hong Kong's Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said on October 15, 2026 that it had enhanced street and public toilet cleansing, and strengthened inspections and enforcement, in Lan Kwai Fong and nearby parts of Central ahead of Halloween activities planned from October 17 to 31.
Ahead of the 2026/2027 rainy season, Zambia and UNICEF say an estimated 4.2 million children live in drought-exposed areas and about 200,000 in flood-exposed areas, figures measuring geographic exposure rather than forecasts of El Niño impacts.
The CMA is consulting on proposals that would require Apple to open iPhone NFC access through both main international contactless standards, with charges expected to be substantially lower.
A 43-minute dome show on wildlife in extreme Asian habitats was reported on September 15, 2026, with screenings from September 16, 2026, to June 14, 2027, at the Hong Kong Space Museum.
A 20 October 2026 UK government press release said British businesses were set to secure more than £330 million in export contracts for nine infrastructure projects across Guinea and Benin, backed by £1.1 billion in UK Export Finance financing and guarantees.
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