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 Uzbekistan 716.885 live births were registered by the civil registry in Uzbekistan between January and September 2023, a 5,1% uncreased compared to the same period last year
Africa Egypt The Egyptian government, facing a record inflation, has agreed with producers and private retailers to reduce prices of basic foods by 15-25% and exempt them from customs duties for six months
Africa Rwanda All military cooperation with the US is about to end after Rwanda was added to the list of countries that use or sponsor the use of child soldiers
Europe Portugal Portuguese coffee roasting company Delta Café has launched in Lisbon "the impossible coffe", the first Portuguese coffee entirely produced in the Azores
Asia Turkey The first church built with government support in the 100-year history of Muslim-majority Turkey as a post-Ottoman state was inaugurated by President Erdogan on Sunday
Africa Ghana The University of Cape Coast was recently ranked the best university in West Africa and seventh in Africa, revealed the 2024 Times Higher Education ranking, the world's most prestigious university ranking
Africa Seychelles The 13th edition of the Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup will take place in Victoria, on the island of Mahé in Seychelles, from 1 to 11 May 2025; it is the first time that the country will participate in the Beach Soccer World Cup
America Brazil The Amazon Region is facing an unprecedented drought driven by extreme weather events; it is causing rivers to reach record-low levels and supply shortages for over half a million people in river-accessible communities
America Canada Skylar Park won her second straight gold medal, defeating 2023 world champion Nahid Kiyanichandeh of Iran in the w 57-kilogram final at the Taiyuan World Taekwondo Grand Prix in China; she now sits fourth in the world ranking
Africa Kenya Kelvin Kiptum recently won a new world record in the men's marathon in Chicago, with 2 hours and 35 seconds, beating the previous record set by compatriot Eliud Kipchoge, becoming the first marathon runner to go under 2 hours and 1 minute
Africa Ethiopia A diplomatic tension surged between Ethiopia and Nigeria after reports emerged of inhuman treatment and beatings of Nigerian inmates at Kaliti prison in Addis Ababa
Europe Portugal Nuvem, a new transatlantic subsea cable system to connect Portugal, Bermuda and the US, has been announced; named after the Portuguese word for “cloud,” it will improve network resiliency across the Atlantic
America Venezuela Venezuela has issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Juan Guaido, accusing him of multiple charges including treason, money laundering, and misuse of public resources, while Guaido denounces these actions as an attack on the Venezuelan opposition