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 Cape Verde Santo Antão has its first Computerized Axial Tomography (CT) machine; it went into operation with the opening of the branch clinic of Medicentro, located in Porto-Novo
Africa Burkina Faso A total of 191.937 Internally Displaced People have returned to their respective localities in the different regions of Burkina Faso as of August 31
Asia Indonesia Jakarta-Bandung (KCJB) high-speed rail service will become operational today Oct. 1, 2023; KCJB is the first high-speed rail service in Indonesia and Southeast Asia and its trains will operate at a maximum speed of 350 kilometers per hour
Africa Rwanda President Paul Kagame has announced that he will run for a fourth term in next year's presidential election
Europe Greece As central Greece begins to recover from the deadly flooding caused by Storm Daniel, authorities are under scrutiny for their lack of preparedness and failure to implement EU directives on flood management
Africa Zimbabwe Zimbabwe's central bank is working to accelerate another form of payment called ZiG, or Zimbabwe Gold, through the use of digital tokens backed by gold
Africa Ghana A call was recently made by the Ghanaian president that reparations must be paid for the slave trade "to address the historical injustices that have shaped the structure of the world"
Asia Japan Support measures for low-income families are being considered in a new economic package to be compiled by the Japanese government and ruling party to ease the impact of inflation
Africa South Africa Aziz Pahad, a veteran of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, has died at the age of 82; his family describes him as a patriot and freedom fighter who dedicated his life to the Africa National Congress and the service of South Africans
Europe Norway The ban on cars with Russian license plate will come into effect at midnight on Monday; the provision taken by Norway has been shared with a number of European countries
Africa Libya The floods that hit the eastern part of the country a fortnight ago have brought to light archaeological remains previously unknown of
Europe Croatia Croatian breeders of Lipizzaner horses have united in a national federation to safeguard their heritage
Europe Netherlands About 2.000 people living in the vicinity of Tata Steel in IJmuiden have registered with the foundation Frissewind.nu to join the class action against the company