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
America Jamaica Students from 7 primary schools in Corporate and Clarendon area, including children with disabilities, will benefit from a set of educational products focused on climate change, provided as part of a project aimed at empowering the country on the topic
Asia Oman Neeam al Harrasi, a student at the Wilayat of Al Rustaq in South Al Batinah Governorate, has invented a new type of bioplastic using natural materials available in the country, such as rice water and fish scales
America Panama The Panama Canal will still admit Russian cargo ships regardless of the Ukrainian emergency situation, declaring it will stick to its statement of neutrality
America Grenada The Grenada Cancer and Pink Ribbon Societies received an equal amount of funds last month from CIBC FirstCaribbean, the income from last year's 10th anniversary Walk for the Cure fundraising activities
Asia Maldives Environment Minister Shauna said that at the end of President Solih's administrative term, 26% of the electricity supplied will be powered by solar energy; he pointed out that spending on fuel amounts to about 10% of Maldivian GDP
Europe Iceland The Icelandic Police Academy at the University of Akureyri will accept 50% more students this autumn to address the shortage of staff; the country has the second lowest number of police officers per capita of all European states
Europe Malta Social Housing Minister Roderick Galdes personally telephoned the housing applicants to confirm that their requests had been accepted and that they would soon be moved into social housing
Europe Moldova National telecommunications operator Moldtelecom has announced that it has connected several areas at Moldovan-Ukrainian border crossing points to WI-FI free of charge to facilitate communication for refugees and to keep up to date with the latest news
Africa Senegal With more than 700 kilometres of coastline, the country is one of West Africa's top fish producers; yet China's industrial fishing boats, whose fishing methods have a huge impact on the environment, are drastically reducing the local catch
America Dominica Despite the constraints of the pandemic and other restrictions, the 2022 Calypso season - a musical genre - went ‘very well’ according to the Dominica Calypso Association, also thank to the support of large and small sponsors
America Brazil Brazilian equities are expected to receive US$1,3 billion in inflows making the local market a hotspot for international investors who re-allocate their money after Russia’s cut from the world’s market indexes
Africa Cape Verde The Prime Minister ended a three-day visit to the Fogo/Brava region yesterday, with agriculture on the agenda, with planned inaugurations of mobilisation, storage and water distribution infrastructure for agriculture
Europe Monaco The Compagnie des Autobus de Monaco (CAM) has put into operation the new bus service number 7, a 100% electric minibus with a capacity of 22 seats; it is for now an experiment for which the government and CAM will make a full evaluation in summer 2022