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 Brunei Launched earlier this month despite a rise in Covid-19 cases in the country, the new tourism package aims at attracting domestic and foreign visitors with tourism products designed specifically for the capital district
Asia Maldives The country recorded a 44% increase in exports in January 2022, compared to the same period last year, according to the Maldives Customs Service; main import partner was Thailand with 54%, followed by UK, Mauritius, Germany and India
Europe Portugal A commission investigating child sexual abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church has been contacted by more than 200 alleged victims since it was launched last month
America Guatemala Flower exports in this period usually increase by 300% due to Valentine’s Day, an extremely positive statistic since the Guatemala floral industry employs around 20.000 people
Africa South Africa Environmental and visual degradation, plus an unbearable stench, is what Lake Wemmer Pan offered to the members of the Human Rights Commission in their inspection; they promised immediate action to address the situation
Africa South Sudan The United Nations warned that the country is facing a major risk of a return to war, with outbreaks of inter-ethnic violence and political strife threatening to undo even the limited progress made in implementing the peace process
Africa eSwatini Médecins Sans Frontières is supporting through mobile vaccination sites the Ministry of Health's campaign to increase vaccination coverage in the Shiselweni region, an area with vulnerable people in remote communities far from health facilities
Asia Georgia The National Film Center presented the Georgian pavilion for the 17th time at the Berlin International Film Festival - within the framework of the European Film Market that ends today - with four feature films and meetings with Georgian producers
Asia Kyrgyzstan The project unit of the Eurasian Stabilisation and Development Fund is considering financing the development of digital services with the allocation of $40 million in the near future
America Cuba The Holguín Provincial Meteorological Centre is promoting a new study on climate variations and trends as part of the priorities established by the Life Task, a state plan to tackle global warming and extended to some 70 municipalities on the Caribbean
Africa Guinea A recent study focused on identifying the impact of modifiable variables in acute stroke management in Conakry as potential predictors of favourable stroke outcome in a sample of 108 patients
Oceania Samoa Imports last December exceeded exports, causing a $100 million trade deficit, according to a recently released report by the Samoa Bureau of Statistics titled "Overseas Merchandise Trade"
Asia Syria Less than 6% of the Syrian population has completed the vaccination cycle and only 10% have received the first dose, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)