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 The vast majority of 8000 zero emission buses to be procured before 2030 would be made in New South Wales, a solution to respect the government's transport plan as the pandemic is delaying the overseas purchases of trams, trains and ferries
Europe Andorra November imports reached €154,14 million, +58,4% compared to November 2020, though according to the Statistics Department the total imports in the first 11 months of 2021 amount to €1.178,14,00 million, -3,4% on last year
Europe Estonia The Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology has called at a meeting of EU telecoms ministers for the level of cybersecurity to match the overall threat picture, focusing on prevention
Asia Philippines Protests have taken place on International Human Rights Day against a Supreme Court ruling declaring the Anti-Terrorism Act constitutional except for two provisions; public opinion fears the Act can be used as a pretext to stifle legitimate dissent
Europe San Marino The National Day of the Republic of San Marino at Expo Dubai 2020 has been postponed due to Covid reasons: given the high institutional profile of the meetings and the peak of cases in the Republic, the celebration will be rescheduled
America Dominican Republic Over the last decade, bilateral trade with EU countries has grown enormously reaching last year 101%, since 2009, when the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) began to be implemented
Asia Taiwan Taiwan was named the only country in Asia with an open civic space for a fourth consecutive year by the Civicus report, as it consistently shows authorities are tolerant of criticism from civil society groups, which are able to form and operate freely
Europe Austria Right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ) MP Dagmar Belakowitsch caused outrage by claiming that hospitals were not filled with the unvaccinated, but with people who needed treatment because of vaccination damage
Africa Somalia Deqa Dhalac, a Somali immigrant to the United States and the first Muslim woman elected to the South Portland City Council in 2018, has been elected the city's first black mayor
Asia Cambodia Around 200 athletes will take part in the Southeast Asian Sailing Championship in Preah Sihanouk province from 12-17 December 2021, organised by the Cambodia Sailing Federation in cooperation with the Singapore Sailing Federation
Asia Saudi Arabia The Jafurah $100bn plan has been allocated; the country will thus become the largest shale gas producer outside the US
Europe Romania Employees of public institutions will receive, between 2022 and 2026, holiday vouchers worth 1.450 lei each (US$330), with an estimated impact on the budget amounting to 8,65 billion lei in total (almost US$2 billion)
Africa Cameroon Cameroonian Lazare Eloundou Assomo is the new Director of World Heritage at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, becoming the first African to hold the post