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 Brunei The Malaysian community in the country has contributed to the Covid-10 Relief Fund adding RM24.800, almost US$6000, to the RM31.00 -almost US$7500- already donated; 30.000 esimated Malaysians live, work and study in the country
Asia Armenia The Minister of Justice and the chargé d'affaires of the Georgian Embassy discussed opportunities for exchange of practices and information aimed at establishing Houses of Justice in the country on the Georgian model
America Trinidad and Tobago A cross section of key agency representatives participated in the five-day virtual multi-stakeholder training exercise on post-disaster needs assessment methodology
Africa Comoros For its pavilion at the Dubai Expo, the country has combined its environmental beauty, with an image of the coastal area and mountains, with local distinguished and cheered personalities, as the historic Queen Djumbe Fatima and the famous rapper Soprano
America Mexico The federal government’s women’s rights agency presented a strategy to permanently cooperate with municipal authorities to punish discrimination against women and eliminate barriers for girls to access a violence-free life
Europe Vatican City Pope Francis has appointed Sister Raffaella Petrini as secretary general of the Governorate of Vatican City State, making her the highest-ranking woman in the Vatican administration, part of the papal policy to increase the role of women
Asia Bhutan A one-minute Bhutanese film, 'Snow Lion and The Glaciologist', has been selected as one of the 50 best films from 35 countries for the Mobile Film Festival awards ceremony on World Climate Day in Paris on 8 December
Africa Algeria Air Algérie will launch flights to Qatar, with two flights per week between Algiers and Doha; this route is part of the government's efforts to strengthen and improve the country's accessibility
America Guatemala Rising inflation is worrying the working class, hence traffic obstructions as a way of protest are currently taking place as a way to demand lower costs for the basic market basket
Africa Mozambique UN Women has graduated, in different professional sectors, a total of 960 women from areas affected by armed violence in the Sofala province as part of the Peace and Development Project
Asia Lebanon Lebanese-born architect Wael Al Awar, UAE based and awarded with the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennial in August for exploring the local geography for alternatives to high-CO2 footprint cement, is now testing concrete made from salt crystals
Africa Somalia Food insecurity is set to worsen significantly until May 2022, with many households experiencing a widening gap in food consumption and erosion of their ability to cope, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs