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
Europe Belgium The fifth edition of the Bright Brussels festival ends today; postponed from February due to the pandemic, 2021 edition stretches along two routes for a total of some 15 highly immersive and artistic light installations on display
Europe Croatia The Medical School in Split officially marked the 750th anniversary of the first mention of the Trogir apothecary and the beginning of pharmacy in the country
America Costa Rica This year’s 27% increase in exports is causing a raw material crisis, resulting in manufacturers and distributors expressing their concerns on the media about their struggles to keep up with the continuously rising demand
Europe Denmark The country has become the first to end public funding of fossil fuels abroad; the new policy furthers the country's strategy of cutting funding to black energy sources
Africa Burundi The country's first solar array was inaugurated this week, with the help of renewable energy developers Gigawatt Global; the project has increased the country's generating capacity by 10%
Africa Algeria 500 micro-enterprises and startups in various activities of the fisheries sector are to be created to increase fish production to 166.000 tonnes/year by 2024, enhance the value of fisheries products for export and develop a specific shipbuilding industry
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
America Colombia A +8.5% economic growth is to be expected for the country this year, according to the latest studies presented by Finance Minister Jose Manuel Restrepo
Africa Botswana The country delivered its first iron ore exports to China; Botswana is heavily dependent on precious stones, with diamonds accounting for more than 70% of foreign exchange earnings
America Antigua and Barbuda This year's lead coordinator of Arbour Month in Antigua and Barbuda - a senior environment officer in the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Environment - stressed how planting trees is critical to preventing further environmental destruction
Africa Mauritania The 25th session of the Conference on Archaeology and Cultural Heritage in the Arab World took place in Nouakchott; held once every two years, it discusses the latest developments about conservation and protection of antiquities and cultural heritage
Europe Belarus The Nature Conservation Agency has called for the inclusion of migration corridors for forest animals in the construction of the border fence between the country and Latvia, as the animals risk becoming entangled in the barbwire
Africa Cameroon In the Far North, region with the highest rate of child malnutrition, volunteers from the PIME Lay Association are developing a project to cultivate, process and sell moringa powder, highly marketed for phytosanitary and nutritional purposes