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
Oceania Australia After a dramatic decline in numbers due to deforestation, fire, drought and disease, the country has declared the koala an endangered species on much of its east coast; it is estimated that there may only be 50.000 animals left in the wild
Africa Zimbabwe Teachers' unions called a strike after rejecting an offer from the government, considered too low, which included a 20% pay rise, payment of part of wages in dollars, as well as subsidies on purchases such as cars and houses
Europe Czech Republic Almost 30 residents have applied for financial compensation for side effects and health problems after receiving the vaccine; seven of these have already been rejected on various grounds
Africa Tunisia Magistrates and lawyers staged a demonstration outside the Palace of Justice in Tunis to protest against the recent announcement by the nation's president that he intends to dissolve the national judicial body
Europe Slovakia The Minister of Economy says it is necessary to tax the 'excessive profits' of nuclear power plants, thus having millions to offset the increase in energy prices; the owner of the nuclear power plants says it would drive the company into bankruptcy
Europe Croatia The Government has decided to establish a commission to evaluate and define proposals for projects of strategic interest to Croats abroad, responding to Croatia's constitutional obligation to take care of this category of citizens
Africa Djibouti Hundreds of trees donated by the Ethiopian government have been planted as part of the Green Legacy Initiative, a planting campaign aimed at curbing the effects of climate change and deforestation
Europe Poland The country will buy another 100 tonnes of gold this year, bringing its national gold reserves to 330 tonnes, the central bank president confirmed, a policy considered the best for the country's development
Asia Lebanon Pope Francis will visit the country by the end of this year "if conditions permit", given Francis' concern and closeness to the Lebanese people and Church at this very difficult time
Asia Jordan UNHCR praised Jordan for the achievements in including Syrian refugees in the country’s labour market, with 62.000 work permits issued in 2021, of which half are flexible ones allowing refugees to chnage between similar jobs in the same sector
Asia Taiwan Comic fans flocked from booth to booth on the opening day of the Taipei Comics and Animation Festival, with some even arriving in cosplay costumes
Africa Egypt As water demand is set to increase also due to population growth, the country is trying to develop new ways of saving and collecting water, including projects to desalinate water using renewable energy
Asia United Arab Emirates Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the opening of a new cycle path stretching 16 km along Jumeirah Beach, starting from the Dubai Water Canal and connecting with King Salman Street