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 Zambia The government has reaffirmed its commitment to restructure, reposition and redefine the role that commerce plays in reducing poverty and inequality, focusing efforts on redesigning targeted policies to help small and medium-sized traders
Africa Burundi The capacities of the Bujumbura municipality will be boosted for socio-economic development and valorisation of the territory and sharing of competences of the Parma area (Italy) on the agro-food chain, in order to create the Tomato Consortium in Burundi
Asia Sri Lanka For a global tourism promotion programme aimed at attracting more visitors, the Finance Minister has agreed to provide US$56 million in the second quarter of this year; this year, over 150.000 tourists arrived
Africa Cape Verde Sal's mayor, Júlio Lopes, considered that the work done last year was "remarkable", with the city's asphalting, the redevelopment of specific areas, the completion of waterfront works and the support of vulnerable youth and families
Asia Iran President Ebrahim Raisi visited Qatar for the first time in eleven years; bilateral agreements were signed and he attended a summit on gas exports
Africa Sao Tome and Principe As part of the Communication Campaign for the Sustainable Management of Forest Ecosystems, the "Desafio Non Sa Obô" was launched, an invitation to reflect on the alarming state of the park
Africa Lesotho MPs vote today in parliament on a no-confidence motion to overthrow Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro; the attempt is expected to fail given the support the leader is expected to have from the major political parties
America Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso signed an executive decree that grants certain prisoners early freedom in order to avoid overcrowding in state prisons
Europe Monaco The Monegasque Chess Federation is today organizing the "Simultanée Prince Albert I" in memory of the chess tournaments held from 1901 to 1904 at the Casino de Monte-Carlo as part of the events commemorating the centenary of the death of Prince Albert I
Asia Cyprus RCB Bank became fully Cypriot-owned on Tuesday after Russian VTB transferred to the local shareholders the 46,29 per cent stake it held
Oceania Tuvalu Hon. Kofe, Minister of Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Guri Melby, the leader of the Norwegian Liberal Party, for his work in raising awareness of climate change issues
Europe Netherlands Utrecht city council has become the third of the big Dutch cities to make a formal apology for its role in slavery, following on from Amsterdam and Rotterdam
Asia Uzbekistan Russian private bank Sovcombank has bought the entire state stake (100%) in Uzagroexportbank, which was founded in 2017 in the country to support producers and exporters in the agro-industrial sector