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
Africa Guinea The disappearance of edible caterpillars, called "zogolo" in the local dialect, due to the decimation of the forests that served as their habitat, is worrying the people of Lola prefecture, the main production area
Europe Serbia To celebrate qualification for the 2022 World Cup, the national team players have donated their €1 million bonus for the care of sick children in their country; the bonus had been guaranteed to them in the event of qualification by President Vucic
Africa Burundi Efforts to protect northern lakes in crucial areas such as Kirundo province from desertification are bearing fruit, with fish production increasing, contributing to jobs and community development
Africa Seychelles The names of 15 streets in the capital Victoria that commemorate the 1977 coup will be changed: 5th June Avenue, which name is directly linked to the facts, will become Constitution Avenue, in an effort to remove existing political divisions
Asia Palestine October 2021 saw an increase in the number of violations against media freedom in the country, with the MADA Centre monitoring and documenting a total of 28 attacks, a 75% increase over the previous month's violations
Oceania Tuvalu After touring the world with his speech standing knee-deep in water where land used to be, the foreign minister said the summit pact should have called for the phasing out, rather than phasing down, of coal use
America Panama The worldwide rise in shipping prices for consumer goods has led to a 34% increase in revenues for the national maritime industry this year, reaching a new record for the sector and a significant contribution to the country’s GDP
America Belize After 13 years, the nation revived its commercialization of corn with Guatemala; a huge step for the agriculture industry as it means that corn value has increased, and incentive for farmers to join the very few corn producers
America Haiti Three Haitian journalists are among the six winners of the Young Journalist of Haiti 2021 Award, which is organized by the International Organization of La Francophonie to encourage and promote French-speaking Haitian journalists between 18 and 35
Africa Botswana The Pension Funds Act is about to be amended to allow members of pension funds to borrow directly or use part of the pension as collateral for mortgage loans
Europe Belarus Another batch of humanitarian aid collected by public associations totalling more than three tons has been delivered to refugees stranded at the border with Poland; Polish security forces used water cannons against migrants on the Belarusian border side
Asia Kyrgyzstan In the Central Electoral Commission's desire to crack down hard on violations by participants in the race, written warnings have been issued to eight deputy candidates to date, with two warnings a candidate's registration can be cancelled
America Honduras The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) expressed their concern towards the political turmoil taking place as the general elections are coming up, and the commissioner has formally asked the state to keep elections peaceful