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 FAO will provide $38 million to the country under the Country Programme for the period 2023-2027 and is committed to working to ensure that more people have better access to safe, inclusive and equitable food
Oceania Tonga Tonga national rugby union team, 'Ikale Tahi, will begin its RWC 2023 campaign against Ireland tomorrow, Saturday, September 16, at the Stade de la Beaujoire, in Nantes, France
Asia Bhutan With over 90% of girls and boys with HPV immunization, the country ambition to eradicate cervical cancer in women by 2030 is looking feasible
America Barbados Barbadians have been warned not to rule out the impact of a tsunami on the island by the Caribbean Office of the International Tsunami Information Centre
Asia United Arab Emirates Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization has launched the Happiness SIM that offers exclusive benefits to blue-collar workers at nominal prices, offering 6 months of free data and reduced rates for international calls
Asia South Korea About 13.000 rail workers launched a four-day strike, the first in four years, which could cut passenger and cargo train operations by up to 60% amid soaring seasonal demand, unions say
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo International Airport recorded one million passengers again this year in the period between 1 January and 12 September 2023
Europe Croatia European football's governing body, UEFA, has initiated disciplinary proceedings against the Croatian Football Federation for racism and discrimination during the European qualifying match between Croatia and Latvia
Asia Vietnam Vietnam-Japan cooperation in agriculture aims to improve by 200-300% in coming decades; key areas for Vietnam include improvement of plant varieties, high-tech production and processing, forest protection and mitigation of effects of natural disasters
America Argentina The country and China have signed a memorandum of understanding on mutual cooperation in science and technology, including scientist exchange, joint research, training, and international projects
Europe Belarus The idea of establishing a council for biosafety of agricultural facilities under the Council of Ministers has been put forward, following the principle that the state should provide measures to prevent and anticipate negative impacts on the industry
Asia Cambodia For the universal salt iodisation project and other nutrition-focused programmes involving iron, fish and soy, the Minister of Planning recently met UNICEF Cambodia representative to ask for support
Oceania Samoa PM Mataafa criticized the global financial system, declaring that considering Samoa one of the most vulnerable countries but not the poorest condemned it to a vicious cycle of mounting debts caused by uncaring, unsighted, and unfair system