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 Nepal Failure to hold the village assembly meeting for the last fiscal year prevented the Chhinnamasta rural municipality from paying 6 months' salary to teachers and employees, who started a sit-in and stopped working
Asia Oman A sum of RO11 million, nearly US$ 400.000, has been distributed to 11.000 families directly impacted by the recent tropical Shaheen condition, the Minister of Social Development stated
Asia Singapore Visits to hospitals and nursing homes will resume with differentiated vaccination measures starting today; if one party is not fully vaccinated, visits will only be allowed under exceptional circumstances on a case-by-case basis
Europe Malta Those living with type 1 diabetes spend €3.600 a year on life-changing continuous glucose monitoring systems, says the Malta Diabetes Association, and urges the government not to wait until 2023 to start providing these devices free for all
Africa Mauritania The fishing agreement with the EU has been renewed for five years, under which European fishermen are allowed to fish around 290.000 tonnes of crustaceans, bottom fish, tuna and pelagic fish annually in Mauritanian waters
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina In an effort to move away from oil for heating and thus reduce air pollution from its district heating system, the Canton of Sarajevo will soon switch to geothermal water
Europe Portugal Vodafone launched two new tools in the country last week: the Filmin film platform with thousands of titles and a portfolio of services to help companies identify and respond to risk scenarios arising from cyber-attacks
Asia Georgia The Asian Development Bank has approved a €101 million loan to build and upgrade infrastructure and improve services in urban centres to promote regional development and economic opportunities
Europe Netherlands Archaeologists from the Huis van Hilde museum have found new evidence of a large Roman army camp at Velsen, discovering it was considerably larger than previously thought, accomodating thousands of soldiers to demonstrate its strategic importance
America Jamaica Students at Pembroke Hall High School in St. Andrew's have now access to an interactive classroom system donated by Huawei to support online/remote learning
Asia Turkmenistan Authorities in the capital Ashgabat have cut subsidised food rations for needy residents, amid severe shortages and rising prices
Asia Pakistan Sex offenders convicted of multiple rapes could now face chemical castration after lawmakers approved new anti-rape legislation to speed up convictions and impose harsher penalties, in response to a mass public outcry over a recent increase in rapes
Europe Greece Ambitious new energy and climate sectoral targets will be included in the country's first climate law, including the decommissioning of all lignite-fired power plants by 2028