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 Luxembourg Thousands of people from France, Belgium and Germany have taken paid leave to learn Luxembourgish under a government scheme to promote the language in a country where three out of four workers are foreigners
Europe Andorra The fire developed in a waste treatment plant in Home del Sac of Comella has been estinguished within a few hours; the plant treats paper and plastc and the tower of smoke was visible from around the country
Europe Sweden The country's position on not joining NATO was reiterated by the prime minister, who noted that Russia does not have an alarming threat and military activity on Sweden's borders
Europe North Macedonia The perceived influence of the EU in the country has dropped to the lowest level in recent years - from 44,8% in 2019 to 9,5% in 2021, show the results of the two researches that were conducted by the Institute for Democracy "Societas Civilis"
Asia Israel The first Lego shop in the country will open in Tel Aviv before the summer, as Lego toys company announced
Oceania Vanuatu Preparations are underway for this year's National ICT Days event which will coincide with World Telecommunications and Information Society Day (WTISD) on 17 and 18 May 2022, with the theme "digital technologies for the elderly and healthy ageing"
America Trinidad and Tobago The United States Agency for International Development/Eastern and Southern Caribbean (USAID/ESC) will establish a field office in the country over 2022
Africa South Sudan UN mission increases patrols following violence escalation in Unity State: fighting between the Sudan People's Liberation Army in Opposition and armed youths, which began in Mirmir Payam, has spread to several villages in Koch, Mayiandit and Leer
America Honduras President Xiomara Castro sent a formal letter to the United Nations asking for the establishment of an ‘International Commission Against Corruption and Impunity for Honduras’, in order to battle against unresolved issues that the past government left
Asia Brunei Three committees have been set up to focus on creating projects to implement development efforts towards the achievement of Brunei Vision 2035
Asia Kazakhstan The government announced that it expects to receive the preliminary results of the investigation into the January protests in mid-March, while moving to arrest the former defence minister, Murat Bektanov, accusing him of inaction during the unrest
Asia Tajikistan With a World Bank investment of US$45 million, the country will support landscape restoration, sustainable use of natural resources and climate change mitigation practices
Asia Turkmenistan A new technology for the use of liquorice root in food products has been developed in the laboratory of the Technology Centre of the Turkmenistan Academy of Sciences; bread was the first product enriched with glycyrrhizic acid