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
Europe Croatia The Croatian Association for the Protection of Journalists' Copyrights is now member of the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations, an organisation for the collective protection of authors' and publishers' copyrights worldwide
Asia Kyrgyzstan Pastures in the regions of Chui, Naryn and Talas will be examined in a new tender launched by the State Land Resources Agency for the design and works of geo-botanical and soil survey
Africa Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema has confirmed participation in the Investing in African Mining Indaba, to be held in Cape Town from 9 to 12 May; Hichilema hopes to restore confidence in the country as a destination for mining investment
Europe North Macedonia The Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning has received air quality measuring equipment worth over €300.000, provided as part of Sweden's support for improving the country's air quality
Europe Netherlands There are about 63.000 vacant houses in the country; as a solution, a tax on vacant houses has been suggested, similar to one that in Vancouver has reduced vacancy by 25%
Asia Laos Authorities in the capital are trialling the use of electric rubbish trucks, equipped with a sophisticated rubbish collection system able to compress rubbish to 3 m3, and will distribute more than 1.000 rubbish collection bins to target villages
America Peru After almost 20 years, the state has begun an official court case against ex-Ministers of Health since during their mandate, over 200.000 citizens were forcefully sterilised
America El Salvador The current conflict between Russia and Ukraine is causing increasing worries in El Salvador’s farmers, expecting their crops to heavily suffer, as the two nations are the country’s biggest fertilizer and pesticide suppliers
Africa Seychelles Fighting corruption and improving the skills of health workers are two areas on which bilateral relations with South Africa will focus
America Guatemala Ecobot, a Latinamerican recycling initiative, has now installed numerous machines around the country where people can deposit their waste and redeem in exchange discount coupons as a way to incentivise responsible garbage disposal
Africa Uganda A new government policy encourages girls who have given birth to return to class and allows parents to sue school headmasters who refuse; according to the UN Population Fund, the country recorded 290.219 teenage pregnancies from January to September 2021
Europe Latvia Figures published by the Central Statistical Office show that in 2021 the average gross monthly salary for full-time work increased by 11,8%, or €135, compared to 2020
Europe Norway All schools in Oslo are being offered a course on how to talk to children about what is happening in Ukraine and receive practical help on how to deal with the situation