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 Uruguay As the state is slowly regaining pre-pandemic life standards, citizens have demonstrated their desire to experience outside life, recently causing a significant demand increase for the restaurant industry, and consequently growing the demand for workers
America Guatemala The state, with UK financial help, started training its municipalities on climate change and sustainable mobility, with the aim of strengthening local capabilities and implement micro mobility initiatives
Oceania Palau China Airlines will offer six round-trip flights between Taiwan and Palau in December, after cancelling all of its November flights because very few Taiwanese showed interest in traveling to Palau
America Mexico As an attempt to fight indigenous textiles’ plagiarism, the Culture Ministry held an indigenous fashion fair to show the international fashion community that the exploiting of designs is a cultural appropriation
Asia North Korea A student has been sentenced to death for smuggling copies of 'Squid Game' to high school students, after returning from China with a digital version of the South Korean series stored on a hidden USB stick
Asia Syria Three sculptures looted from the ancient city of Palmyra in 2009 or 2010, dated to the third century bC, have now been returned to the country after being later intercepted by Swiss customs police in a Geneva free port
America Argentina Argentinian stocks had the largest plummet in the past years in the New York Stock Exchange as the country’s major corporations on Wall Street were negatively affected by the financial uncertainty left by the legislative elections
America Ecuador The country is seeking the involvement of private companies to invest on the facilities of Esmeralda, the largest national refinery now exclusively operated by the state-run oil company Petroecuador
Asia Taiwan Amid growing demand for pet sitting, legal bases are needed for better management and the country is looking to enact an ordinance to regulate the burgeoning industry to ensure the rights of both owners and service providers
Europe Russia Rescuers have found a survivor in a Siberian coal mine where dozens of miners are presumed dead after a devastating methane explosion, a top local official announced
Oceania New Zealand Plans to create a trans-Tasman offshore wind 'centre of excellence' with Australia have gained momentum, with the announcement of a project development partnership backed by global floating wind specialist BlueFloat Energy
Africa Zambia Shiwang'andu board of education secretary Kalale Katele says the problem of early marriages is widespread in the district; lately his office has managed to recover 19 of 22 girls from early marriages, redirecting them back to school