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 Tajikistan As of today, public transport fares in the capital Dushanbe are increased by an average of 50%
Asia East Timor The recently deceased Bishop Basilio do Nascimento Martins of Baucau has been awarded the country's highest honour, the Order of Timor-Leste, by President Francisco Guterres "for his dedication to humanity and his courage"
Africa Mali The country will be suspended from duty-free access to US markets as of 1 January; the decision is grounded on serious violations of human right as well as lack of progress in establishing the rule of law, political pluralism and labour rights
Europe Germany Centuries-old Mayan artefacts found by German police hidden in the cellar of a farm in the state of Saxony-Anhalt last year have been returned to Mexico and Guatemala
Asia Bhutan As the Gross National Happiness Commission (GNHC) Secretariat is currently reviewing the five-year-plan system, a study has recommended that the government change the planning cycle from five years to three
Asia Afghanistan A nationwide polio vaccination campaign has begun for the first time since the Taliban took control of the country in August; according to Unicef, the UN agency has received authorization to carry out the campaign in the country
Africa Benin Within a project to curb early pregnancy occurrences, implemented with the support of Plan International Benin and the German Ministry of Cooperation, Bupdos Ong opened their activities for health knowledge for adolescent in another Municipality
Asia China The country's zero-Covid policy is being put to the test as new cases spread, with a wave of cases reaching most of the country's 31 provinces in the largest outbreak since the early days of the pandemic last year
Africa eSwatini Students through the Eswatini Solidarity Fund organised the viewing of the documentary 'The Unthinkable | Eswatini Brutality of Armed Forces' about the violence in the country to raise awareness of the violent oppression of these pro-democracy protesters
Africa Tanzania Through the Higher Education for Economic Transformation program, government will build the Mwalimu Nyerere University of Technology and Agriculture in Butiama; land acquisition, master plan and environmental and social impact assessment are underway
America Venezuela The International Criminal Court (ICC) will probe the state over the crimes against humanity that were allegedly committed at the time of the country’s anti-government protests in 2017
America Bolivia This week the city of La Paz was struck by an unusual heatwave with exceptionally high levels of UV radiation measured, the World Health Organization described them as “extreme”, raising concerns of Bolivian scientists
Africa Eritrea Residents of the 13 sub-areas of Asmara and three other sub-areas in the central region are electing their area administrators, chief executive officers and village coordinators in 83 administrative areas