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
Asia Iran Iranian photographer Mohammad Babaei has won the Winter Sports Photo Awards at the World Media Summit in China for his stories on Iran's national women's ice hockey team during their training for the Asian Challenge Cup
Oceania Papua New Guinea Internet prices in the country are expected to continue their fall, with a large 66% reduction for its metro fibre service to be announced next month or early 2022
Asia Uzbekistan The European Union will establish a centre in Termez to facilitate humanitarian aid to Afghanistan; the country's efforts to evacuate EU citizens from Afghanistan has been strongly appreciated
America Bolivia In collaboration with UNICEF, the government will create a children’s program to educate toddlers and young parents about caring for society and promoting key values, such as solidarity and kindness
Asia Lebanon Over half of Lebanese families have a child who has missed a meal during each day since October, amidst a dramatic worsening of the economic situation, UNICEF estimates
Africa Gabon A new study has found that the country's African forest elephant population is almost double previous estimates at around 95.000, representing one of the last strongholds for these animals
Asia Indonesia Cryptocurrency trading, growing in popularity in the world's largest majority-Muslim country, has been declared banned for Muslims by the National Council of Islamic Scholars
America Saint Lucia Swimmer Vanessa Eugene completed the first documented swim known from Sandals Grande St Lucian beach to Rat Island and back, for a total of 14 Km
Africa Uganda Doctors across the country have gone on strike to protest the government's failure to meet their demands, which include a pay rise; they are leaving patients stranded until the problem is resolved
Africa Morocco Archaeologists recently unveiled what they said were the world's oldest pieces of jewellery, perforated shells dating back 150.000 years; the shells, which are presumed to have formed necklaces and bracelets, were found in the Bizmoune cave near Essauira
Asia Cambodia The country has become the official host of the 2029 Asian Youth Games after the Kingdom signed for hosting rights
Africa Egypt The Central Bank of Egypt has decided that two seats on each of the boards of directors of Egyptian banks will be reserved for women
Asia Kazakhstan A women's entrepreneurship development centre has been opened in Turkistan; it's the first of 17 centers to be opened in all regions of the country