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 Equatorial Guinea Guinea's Punta Europa processing site will receive natural gas from Nigeria according to the latest agreement signed at the International Energy Summit in Abuja
Asia Bahrain F1's Bahrain pre-season test, beginning today, is the last chance for teams to set up for the season beginning on the 18th; today also a video coverage with drones will be experimented to show speed more realistically
Asia Bangladesh The President has asked all stakeholders of the Information Commission to play a more active role in ensuring the right to information at all levels
Europe Bulgaria A new study conducted by Reboot SEO Agency revealed that the country is among the top 3 European countries for working women, with a score of 196,7 out of 300
Africa Central African Republic WB announced an endowment of over 400 billion CFA francs (€610 million) for development projects; despite problems with implementation, the idea is to reorganise and mobilise the entire government to ensure results at citizens' level
America Suriname Pensioners came together to ask the government at least a 17% increase in pensions; according to them, they need a purchasing power “boost” to keep up with rising inflation
Asia Afghanistan The country tops the list of countries affected by terrorism in 2021, according to the Global Terrorism Index published by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), which calls Afghanistan the most terror-affected and least peaceful country
Africa Angola The director of the Provincial Office for Social Action, Family and Gender Equality in Lunda Norte is working to strengthen the culture of reporting cases of sexual abuse and harassment, psychological and financial violence against women and men
Asia Armenia The transition to digital economy is seen as a key driver of economic growth by the PM, who stressed the role of digital technologies in increasing competitiveness
Europe Ukraine MSF reports today full-scale warfare in many areas, making movements difficult, dangerous or simply impossible and estimates around 2,1 million people having left, becoming refugees
Africa Burundi In January 2022, the National Platform for Risk Reduction and Disaster Management and its humanitarian partners visited Kirundo province to assess the rainfall shortage situation, finding over 200.000 people affected
Africa Botswana The 31-year-old Senete native, Kedumentse Liphi, produces solar powered bags, 'Chedza Solar Backpacks', for students who do not have access to electricity in rural areas or whose parents cannot afford to buy electricity tokens
Europe France Violent clashes broke out between protesters and police overnight Wednesday to Thursday on France’s Mediterranean island of Corsica as local anger intensified over the assault in prison of a nationalist figure