Europe Italy Giorgia Meloni's government became the longest since Italy became a republic after WWII: the first led by a woman, it lasted 1.413 days as of 4 September, one more than Silvio Berlusconi's 2nd; premier said stability isn't a record, but a key for planning
America Brazil Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was formally indicted for falsifying his COVID-19 vaccination status, the first such charge against him, with allegations suggesting he and 16 others manipulated public health records to appear vaccinated
Asia Syria Damascus is joining the Global Initiative for Artificial Intelligence Governance, launched by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the third Belt and Road Forum, the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates announced
Europe Norway Biologists are providing Arctic foxes, remote dog species on the brink of extinction in Hardangervidda National Park, with feeding programmes; some scientists question whether it makes sense to support animals in landscapes that can no longer sustain them
Africa South Sudan About 1,5 million tons of goods transiting through the port of Mombasa to South Sudan will have to be tagged before leaving the country, as part of measures to control illegal and undeclared goods
Asia Pakistan Years after trade relations with India were suspended due to the Modi-led government's decision to abrogate the semi-autonomy of illegally occupied Indian Jammu and Kashmir, the Foreign Minister said the country intends to resume them
Asia Tajikistan The country has stepped up work on training migrant workers and diversifying labor migration destinations; under the Asian Development Bank project, three new migration service centers will be established this year
Oceania Nauru Bendigo Bank is delaying plans to leave Nauru after Bank of China signaled it may move to the Pacific island country as a replacement
Asia Thailand A target has been set to reduce the annual rate of tuberculosis cases by 5%, as stated by the Ministry of Public Health, which emphasized its worrying incidence in the country
America Canada The number of air passenger complaints to Canada’s transport regulator is soaring, more than tripling to 42.000 on 2022; the backlog brings each case to need over a year and a half to be handled, while advocates and politicians question the entire process
Asia North Korea North Korea's football association rejected requests from six news organisations to cover a World Cup qualifying match to be held in Pyongyang later this month, without specifying why they were denied
Africa Mozambique The conjunctivitis epidemic affecting several regions of the country is impacting the productivity of businesses, warned the president of the Confederation of Economic Associations of Mozambique
Asia Philippines The Department of Health is procuring at least 800.000 doses of vaccine to prevent the further spread of whooping cough through UNICEF
Asia Turkey Turkey has joined the countries with the most afforestation, ranking first in Europe and fourth in the world, according to recent FAO figures