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 Cambodia The Fisheries Administration and WWF research team found a newborn dolphin calf - the first - swimming together with a group of eight adult dolphins in the Koh Phdao deep pool during the 2022 Irrawaddy dolphin population survey in the Mekong River
Europe Russia The head of Russia’s Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, apparently blamed liberal Western values - drawing particular attention to non discrimination of omosexuality - for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in his Sunday sermon
Asia South Korea The 20th presidential election takes place today; to encourage people to participate, political heavyweights could vote last weekend at 3.552 polling stations, while separate voting areas and hospital booth have been set for Covid affected citizens
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The bishops of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) have called on armed groups to lay down their arms in view of Pope Francis' visit scheduled for 2 July
Europe Belarus Heavy sanctions on the country for its role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine have been imposed by a number of countries, lately joined by Australia and Japan
Oceania Australia The downpours that had hit New South Wales and Queensland, killing 20 people, have now reached Sydney, which faces an intensified threat and tens of thousands of people advised to evacuate their homes
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Industry giant "Igman" from Konjic, on the occasion of its 72nd anniversary on Sunday, opened a new production line for ammunition, calibre 7,62 mm, planning to hire 100 new workers
Africa Mozambique 30 officials from Ministry of Defence will undergo a training program to build skills to prevent the recruitment and use of child soldiers, particularly in the country's northern region; UNICEF is partner of the iniziative
Africa Gabon The Directorate-General for Taxation (DGI) and the municipality of Libreville have signed a cooperation agreement on taxation; the DGI will also accompany the municipality in the training of its agents and structural reforms
Africa Guinea The Minister of Culture, Tourism and Crafts launched the construction of cultural, tourist and craft infrastructures in various towns, including a craft village in Labé, which will allow products to be produced, displayed and marketed
Africa Comoros The Inter-Union of Education Workers and the government have agreed to set up a technical committee to study the issue of the pay scale demanded by public sector teachers, particularly those in primary and secondary schools, after 72 hours of strike
Africa Mauritania Mauritania's football federation has announced Amir Abdou, former head coach of the Comoros, as the new manager of its men's national football team