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 Antigua and Barbuda Irate parents react to vaccine mandate but principals report good compliance rate, as unvaccinated children are not admitted to school anymore
Asia Qatar The University of Qatar has launched its unique Intelligent School System for Solar Energy, which targets high school students to participate in their engineering skills by designing a 'solar tracker'
Europe Italy Valentino Rossi was celebrated at the end of his last race yesterday; the 42-year-old ‘motorbike legend’, who had announced his retirement in August, has recorded 26 seasons in the sport, won 9 world titles and 115 races and earned 235 podium finishes
Asia Jordan Jordan’s Royal Film Commission has nominated the feature-narrative film “Amira” by Mohamed Diab as its official entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony that will be held on 27 March 2022
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines While the amount of fish in the country's waters is sufficient to meet demand, fishermen are scarce; the ministry will therefore work to increase professionals in the sector
Europe Ireland At 3pm today the Catholic Bishops will undertake a pilgrimage to Knock where they will concelebrate Mass for all those who died in Ireland during the pandemic and their families and offer prayers of thanksgiving for all those who selflessly sacrificed
Europe Andorra The country formally endorsed the Declaration on Children, Youth and Climate Action during a meeting at the Glasgow COP26; the text aims at accelerating inclusive climate policies and actions focused on children and youth at the national and global level
Europe Estonia New Year's Eve events will probably end an hour earlier this 31 December due to newly introduced restrictions that close events and venues at 11pm; for the Minister of Health and Labour there is no reason to hope that the restrictions will be relaxed
Africa Gambia USAID will launch a five-year US$7,9 million activity to support the country's steps to consolidate a democratic, rule of law-based and accountable system of government by providing advice, guidance and support for justice sector reform and modernisation
Asia Sri Lanka The special dengue eradication program has ended yesterday: it aimed at preventing the situation from escalating to an epidemic phase in the context of increasing cases
America Peru To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Peru and China, the government formally stated that China has become Peru’s top trading partner and investor
Asia Laos Despite several environmental groups reporting fears of serious damage to the Mekong ecosystem and local people's livelihoods, the country will supply electricity from three hydropower projects to Thailand