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
Africa Gambia Gambian President Adama Barrow has awarded the nation's highest honor, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Republic of The Gambia, to African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina
Africa Equatorial Guinea The IMF forecasts that Equatorial Guinea's economy will fall back into recession in 2023, with expectations of a 7,8 % contraction in economic activity, reflecting a decline in oil production in the smallest of the OPEC countries
Asia Azerbaijan Azerbaijan's president said his country is ready to hold talks with Armenia on a possible peace treaty after it recovers the Armenian-populated breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh
Asia East Timor Seasonal workers from East Timor experience a drastic decline in health and economic well-being after their return home according to Australian research
America Haiti Two Haitian national police stations have been burnt down in the past two weeks by gangs demonstrating their power against the country's law enforcement agencies
Africa Malawi Addressing delegates at the Malawi Landscape Restoration Forum in Lilongwe, World Bank Country Manager for Malawi, Hugh Riddell, said land degradation is fuelled by people cutting down trees to make a living
Africa Guinea Logging activities have resumed across the country, authorized nationwide from October 6, 2023 to June 30, 2024, exclusively for local consumption
Asia Mongolia Mongolian students will be able to study at universities in Inner Mongolia, an autonomous region of China, from 31 December 2024, by agreement for 200 places for Bachelor's degrees, 40 places for Master's degrees and 20 places for PhD degrees
Oceania Marshall Islands Dr Irene Taafaki, a woman who had a huge impact on education in the Marshall Islands, died unexpectedly in Majuro last week
Africa Namibia Regulatory authority has awarded three 4G/5G licences to Loc8 Mobile, Telecom Namibia and Mobile Telecommunications
Oceania Nauru Transportation will be provided for students sitting for their Year 8 examination that will be held next week
America Trinidad and Tobago The Tobago Carnival - scheduled for the weekend of 27-29 October - has been allocated a budget of $12.590.660