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 Rwanda The Senate has resolved to make an in-depth analysis of the issues in drying and storage initiatives with the aim of ensuring proper management and value addition to agricultural products
Africa Madagascar The education sector was severely affected by Cyclone Batsirai: according to the National Bureau of Risk and Disaster Management, 2.562 classrooms were completely destroyed, with the number of students deprived of classes reaching a record 133.627
Europe Slovenia Following the changeover to electronic vignettes on 1 February, the motorway company DARS has so far sold 748.800 electronic vignettes, 91% of which are annual
America Dominican Republic Delivered in pandemic to ensure distance learning classes, the laptops given to students in the past administration have not worked, according to students in Greater Santo Domingo; the Ministry of Education is conducting a survey to remedy this
Africa Togo Lomé has been chosen to host a high-level conference on political transitions and counter-terrorism in the Sahel and West Africa next April, allowing for a review of recent trends and developments and a reflection on strategies to contain terrorism
Europe Switzerland The popular initiative for a ban on tobacco advertising appears to be heading towards approval by the Swiss people, according to the second poll ahead of today's vote
Europe Belarus Among a series of draft laws to improve the quality and efficiency of the justice system, one plans to grant people the right to appeal against all court decisions without exception, including decisions of the Supreme Court
Asia Malaysia Lee Lyn-Ni, a Unicef child protection expert working in the country, outlined a collaboration with the government to raise awareness of the risks of early marriages, given the large increase recorded due to impoverishment caused by the pandemic
Asia Israel The National Library of Israel, founded in 1892, has digitized its collection of rare Islamic books and manuscripts; last year, more than 650.000 people across the Arab world visited the library's Arabic-language website
Asia South Korea Samsung patented a design for a smartphone that can be folded into four parts using four hinges, acting as a dual-display smartphone, a small tablet or a pocket-sized 'mini' laptop
Oceania Tonga The government expressed regret over the 'misunderstanding' over canned pork, given as part of the delivery of Chinese emergency food aid, stopped by the government on the basis of the Animal Disease Act; no further details or the action taken were given
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG Power has restored power supply in the highlands region, notwithstanding adverse weather conditions making the job more difficult
Africa Libya Protesters gathered in Tripoli after the country's eastern parliament appointed former interior minister Fathi Bashagha as head of a new interim government, calling for the dissolution of the parliament in the eastern city of Tobruk that appointed him