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
Asia Brunei A delegation from Brunei travelled to Singapore for the 47th meeting of the religious ministers of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore on the theme "Agreement on Religious Continuity"
Oceania Fiji Fiji participated in the signing of the Samoa Agreement, a new partnership framework between the European Union and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, which will guide them for the next 20 years
Africa Angola The new Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport has been officially inaugurated; President Joao Lourenco declared that it "will not only serve Angola, but will also be a crucial hub for airport transport in Africa and around the world"
America El Salvador El Salvador inaugurated Central America’s largest library; it was a gift from China and was hailed by President Nayib Bukele as a cultural haven, housing 360.000 books in a building designed after the nation's landscape
Oceania New Zealand New Zealand Department of Conservation has invited fishermen and divers to become citizen scientists and share what they see in the water this summer, as this can make a significant contribution to research by reporting sightings and incidental catches
America Honduras In Tegucigalpa hundreds of protesters, supported by opposition parties, voiced discontent over the appointment of public officials, alleging insufficient votes in the National Congress
Africa Central African Republic After a 10-year suspension, Ethiopian Airlines relaunched passenger services to Bangui, interrupted due to insecurity for political and military crisis in 2013; the resumption of operations proves a better security climate, according to observers
Europe Belarus Vitebsk's carpet exports increased by 16,7% year-on-year to USD 33 million in the period from January to October 2023; 86,3% of the products were shipped to Russia
Africa South Africa 200.000 schoolchildren in the South African province of KwaZulu Natal still have to walk more than three kilometres every day to get to class
America Guatemala Guatemala’s avocado market is currently eyeing India, a potential market of 1,4 billion people, with the Minister of Economy citing its privileged geographic position and the potential of surpassing the US$1,5 billion that were done in exports in 2022
Africa Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia and 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, will be honoured at the TIME100 Impact Awards Africa ceremony today 17 November 2023, at the Kigali Convention Centre, for promoting women's leadership
Europe Andorra The municipality of Encamp presented the project to build a new day care centre for the elderly in the parish, with an investment of approximately €3,2 million for work to be completed by mid-2025
Africa Morocco Morocco's National Railways has pledged to invest $1,56 billion as part of its "development plan", including the launch of a tender to purchase 168 trains, 150 of which for urban transport services, including high-speed commuter and intercity trains