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 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 Namibia More than 110 employers have so far informed the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation that they can't afford keeping a total of 880 employees
Europe Ukraine A next-generation international school in Kiev is to be launched by Brookes Education Group and CIL International; the school will offer a premium education opportunity for over 700 international and local students
Asia Syria Several European travel agencies are now organizing tours in the country, after an interruption of about ten years in consequence of the war
Europe Slovakia The historic Jurkovic thermal power station in an iconic building on the banks of the Danube in Bratislava has been given a new life, becoming a place with offices, a gallery, a café, a restaurant and a multi-purpose hall
Asia Indonesia Dozens of Java leopards (Panthera pardus melas) have been found inhabiting Nusakambangan Island, as Cilacap Regional Conservation Resort chief Dedi Rusyanto said
Africa Zambia The government has launched the country's structural vulnerability assessment, a strategy that is expected to improve national resilience and capacity to respond to structural vulnerabilities related to stability, security and development
Europe Czech Republic National radio's project entitled 'Concert for Animals - A Hushed Conversation with the Landscape' recently won the prize for best radio programme of the year at the Prix Europa 2021 festival
Europe Lithuania The country is urgently organising the distribution of humanitarian assistance packages for illegal migrants pushed back on the Belarusian border; by the end of the year 5000 packages will beprepared using existing reserves and holding public tenders
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic and the explosive eruption in April of the La Soufriere volcano, for the 2021 CSEC cohort at St. Martin's Secondary School, a 94,07% pass rate was recorded in the July/August examination session
Africa Senegal The young Senegalese writer Mohamed Mbougar Sarr has won the Goncourt Prize, the most important in French literature, given since 1896 to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year"
Oceania Solomon Islands Wanting to focus on the digital economy, the country has asked Australia to work with partners to help modernise key government information and communications technology systems
Europe Estonia For the next month, Tallinn's trolleybus lines will be served by an extra-long 24-metre trolleybus with two bellows that can also run on battery power instead of relying solely on electric lines