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 Latvia The charity marathon "Dod pieci", run by the youth radio station Pieci_LV, raised 470.078€ which will be channelled towards awareness and solutions of environmental accessibility issues for people with functional impairments and disabilities
Europe Belarus The radio station Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has been added to the government's list of extremist organizations; Belarusians who subscribe to RFE/RL online could face up to six years in prison
Oceania Vanuatu President of Athletics Vanuatu, Rex Issachar, looked back on the past year, describing it as difficult for his sports federation, with challenges such as lack of quorum at executive meetings leading to meetings being postponed several time
Asia Afghanistan 231 newspapers have had to close and 6400 journalists have lost their jobs since the Taliban took control of the country, according to a survey conducted by Reporters without Borders, RSF, and the Afghan Independent Journalists Association
America Argentina President Alberto Fernandez announced that a AR$20.000 bonus - around US$195 - will be given to all state workers as a way to compensate them and fight against rising inflation
Europe Montenegro The Adriatic-Ionian motorway will be built in line with all EU and NATO standards, in a cooperation between the government and US company Bechtel
America Canada Though weather forecasters gave high chances of a white Christmas throughout the country, about 1/3 of the population did opened their windows on a green landscape: snow melted for a rise in temperatures in most of southern Ontario, including Toronto
Africa Zimbabwe Former minister-in-exile Walter Mzembi has named Chief Murinye of Masvingo as the country's person of the year for standing up to President Emmerson Mnangagwa on corruption
Asia Sri Lanka The air quality in Colombo city remains unhealthy and sensitive people are warned to be cautious, said senior scientist H.D Sarath Premasiri of the National Building Research Organisation
Africa Tanzania Wildlife authorities have begun capturing roan antelopes to be translocated to Kenya; operations will take five days to complete
America Costa Rica The government will begin to develop a “green hydrogen economy”, which aims at using sustainably-produced hydrogen in replacement of fossil fuels, In order to take advantage of the national energy surplus
Asia Palestine Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that Christmas is a "Palestinian message of hope that our people continue to embrace with love and aspirations towards achieving justice, freedom and peace"
Africa Sudan Sudan's Central Committee of Doctors (CSDC) has tweeted for medical professionals across the country to join efforts to treat injured protesters after Sudanese security forces violently repressed pro-democracy demonstrations