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 Namibia Gratomic, a graphite mining and trading company, donated US$35.000 worth of goods, including a set of new clothes, shoes and blankets to give every child in the Shandumbala orphanage a better Christmas
Oceania Solomon Islands The Government thanked the Solomons International Assistance Force and welcomed China's offer of riot gear assistance and training to the RSIPF
Asia Georgia Opposition party, United National Movement, has launched a mass hunger strike to express solidarity with the political group's founder, the country's former president Mikheil Saakashvili, who has also been on strike since his imprisonment
America El Salvador The legislative assembly passed a law that prohibits the privatisation of water and recognizes the resource as a human right
Oceania Nauru Students of the Nauru Secondary School will be receiving free musical tuition after they opted to join the national Police Force brass band
Asia Singapore Singapore Swimming Association appoints Gary Tan as the new national head coach; he competed in the pool for Singapore and in 2018 was appointed 'Coach of the Year' after swimmers won six medals at that year’s Asian Games
Africa Cameroon A training session on traditional Chinese medicine was given to 50 doctors and nurses from the gynaecological, obstetric and paediatric hospital in Yaoundé as part of the 21st Chinese medical mission to the country
Oceania Micronesia The first Green Climate Fund disbursement, to improve the resilience of vulnerable communities and help them better adapt to the effects of climate change, has been transferred to the country
America Bolivia Since the former Argentinian government supported the 2019 Bolivian coup d’état, Argentina donated 1 million Covid-19 vaccines to the country; this act represents the countries’ willingness to leave the past behind and strengthen their relationship
Europe Vatican City Pope Francis in Christmas address urged humility among Vatican departments' heads
America Saint Kitts and Nevis Residents benefited from Liberty Latin America's annual Mission Week, which connects Flow employees in Latin American and Caribbean markets by giving back to the communities they serve, with Flow donating care packages to families in need
Africa Rwanda With hundreds of mountain gorillas in residence, Volcanoes National Park is a triumph of conservation, to the point that these majestic creatures now struggle for space to grow and thrive further
Africa Niger The National Institute of Statistics, in collaboration with UNDP, organised a workshop in Niamey to launch the National Human Development Report 2021, which will focus on the impact of employment on human development in the country