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 Sudan Schools of all stages in Khartoum State will open today by a decision of the Acting Director General of the Ministry of Education
Africa Angola An ordinance for the electrification of 13 out of 16 municipalities in the province of Uíge has been signed by the President and could encourage the emergence of small, medium and large enterprises in the region
Europe Andorra The price per square metre of housing has increased by over 35,39% since 2016 and now stands at €2.676
Europe Slovenia The modernisation of a 26-kilometre railway section between Zidani Most and Celje in eastern Slovenia has been declared complete; the project cost 230 million euro, which is about 50 million euro less than the initial cost estimate
Asia Malaysia The Higher Education Ministry has set up a programme to train budding athletes and implement the "100m Run Under 10 Seconds" project, with the aim of producing 100m sprinters
America Nicaragua Today the country’s general elections begin, with President Daniel Ortega seeking his fifth term as Nicaragua’s president
Asia Qatar The 9th Ajyal Film Festival from today brings forward its unique strength of inclusive reality for all; people with disabilities will enjoy movies through enhanced sound with audio descriptions of visual elements and enriched subtitles
Africa Gabon The country is regarded as the lungs of Africa as its forests store more carbon per hectare than the Amazon, help regulate temperatures and generate rain for millions of people as far as the arid Sahel and Ethiopian highlands
Africa Chad Timane Erdimi, the leader of the Union of Resistance Forces (UFR), an alliance of several rebel groups, said he was willing to participate in the pre-dialogue and the inclusive national dialogue under certain conditions
Africa Central African Republic Ten Egyptian blue helmets were injured this week in Bangui when President Faustin-Archange Touadéra's guards fired on their bus; the UN called the attack "deliberate and unspeakable"
Africa Niger The fertility indicator has dropped from 7,6 in 2012 to 6,2 in 2021; data is based on the National Fertility and Morbidity Survey of Under-Five Children and this decrease is considered an important step forward for population and development policies
Africa Tunisia A team of doctors formed by Tunisian and Italian specialists has successfully performed the first cardiac catheterisation operations in the paediatric room created in the children's cardiac surgery department of the La Rabta hospital in Tunis
Asia Armenia The minimum wage is expected to increase to 85.000 dram, about US$178, by 2026; the current monthly minimum wage is 68.000 dram, US$142