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
America Costa Rica The country celebrated its first day without any deaths caused by Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic
Africa Ivory Coast A partnership with Italian energy giant ENI has been announced; the country is set to become a significant oil producer at international level from 2023-2024
Asia Thailand A new online start-up, Reviv, wants to make repairing clothes easy and stylish to make the fashion industry more sustainable and slow down production by reviving old clothes
Europe Sweden In the South of the country, a reporter filmed a 'mountain of plastic' of Icelandic origin that was never recycled – although consumers and companies in Iceland had paid for it to be so and it probably dates back to 2016
Asia China The annual swim across Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour has resumed after being cancelled for three years in a row, two due to the pandemic and one due to protests
Asia Afghanistan Several Afghan families are returning to carpet making, a very old, traditional but exhausting activity that many had abandoned for more comfortable jobs, seeking a source of income as the economy teeters on the brink of ruin
Asia Iran Amnesty International launches Persian-language website to increase access to information about Iranians' rights amid escalating impunity crisis in the country
Europe Slovakia The country's largest solar power plant will be built in the west, with an investment of €60 million; the plant could also become part of the project focusing on green hydrogen production
America Nicaragua After 31 years of diplomatic relations with Taiwan, President Daniel Ortega decided to end the relationship with the country by recognizing China as “the only legitimate government”
America Argentina President Alberto Fernández met with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to deepen the countries’ strategic relationship and further increase economic cooperation
Asia Indonesia Heavy rains over the past few days seem to be a cause of the eruption of Mount Semeru on the island of Java, which they could have triggered by eroding the hardened lava dome that acted as a cap
Africa Seychelles Works on a project to expand the sewage system will be tendered out to different contractors so that they can be done simultaneously, said an official of the Public Utilities Corporation
Europe Luxembourg After last weekend's antivax demonstrations became violent, the city set up restricted protest zone and established that any protestor breaking out of the zone would face legal penalties