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 Guinea-Bissau The president of the Bissau Municipality announced the intention to use the green space of the district for cultural events, in particular to broadcast the matches of the national football team "the Djurtus" at the African Cup of Nations
Africa Mauritius Travel guide company Lonely Planet has included the country among the top three to visit in 2022
Africa Kenya The Mombasa County Council of Elders has promised to assist in the promotion of peace by advising members of the public and politicians on the importance of peace and tolerance ahead of the 2022 general elections
Asia Kyrgyzstan In a survey of 1.649 households, the National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic has determined that women in the country have one less hour of free time than men
Africa Uganda Unvaccinated MPs are now denied access to the country's parliament building, a move to set a good example and support the government's public health policy
America Dominica The country celebrated its 43 years of independence yesterday with the National Day ceremony; this year's independence has been observed under the theme: "United in Purpose, Our Health, Our Heritage, Our Future"
Africa South Africa Damon Galgut, a 59-year-old novelist and playwright, has won yesterday the Booker 2021, one of Britain's most prestigious literary prizes for English-language writers; the author urged people to listen more to his continent, which has so much to tell
Asia Kazakhstan In an agreement, the first of its kind in Central Asia, obtained after threatening Facebook with blocking the 3,2 million local users, the country gained access to FB's internal content reporting system, thus being able to remove content deemed harmful
Europe Greece To mitigate the effects of climate change on cultural heritage, the Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection called for international action; cultural heritage is one of the country's four pillars of sustainable development
Oceania Vanuatu The country is among 27 that are seeking to become members of the International Maritime Organization's Council election in Category C, grouping states with special interests in maritime transport or shipping
Asia Bahrain Bahrain's Jews worship in public for the first time since 1947, when synagogue was destroyed in disturbances at the start of the Arab-Israeli conflict; at the same time, Hindu law is evoked to grant divorce to Indian couple
Africa Zimbabwe Government will cover the costs of the funerals of eight elders of the Vadzizi VaJeso Apostolic sect - which mixes Christian and traditional belief - who drowned last weekend during a ceremony that would determine who would baptize the congregation
Asia India Diwali 2021, the Hindu Festival of Lights, is celebrated today by 966,3 million people, around 78% of the population