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 North Korea According to international intelligence, the country leader ordered massive participation in rice harvest to secure no grains are left behind; amid looming food crisis, rumors say that even black swan is appearing in menus
Africa Madagascar The World Food Programme has reported that successive years of extreme weather events have plunged thousands of people in the country into what officials have described as the world's first climate-induced famine
Europe Sweden There are at least 38.000 genitally mutilated girls and women living in Sweden, according to an estimate by the National Board of Health and Welfare, sounding the alarm about the dangerous lack of knowledge within the health sector about this problem
Europe Switzerland According to the latest Global Tobacco Industry Interference IndexLink, an index measuring the impact of lobbying, the tobacco lobby's political influences are very powerful, with the country ranking second to last, just ahead of the Dominican Republic
Oceania Palau The Ministry of Education has started a school breakfast programme this month in public schools aimed at ensuring that no child starts the school day hungry
Europe Portugal Many service providers - telecoms, water, electricity, gas, waste disposal and even passenger transport - are now obliged to offer customers toll free or reduced-cost phone lines for customer service
Asia Uzbekistan 385.000 student textbooks and teacher guides to 208 public schools in Namangan and Syrdarya regions have been distributed by USAID in a project with the Ministry of Education to improve student learning outcomes
Europe North Macedonia The immediate political future after PM Zoran Zaev resigned on Sunday presents 3 options: the existing parliament majority led by the Social Democrats in power with a new PM, a new opposition-led majority, or snap general elections
Asia United Arab Emirates National online portal records 5,2 million visitors in Q3 2021: authorities announced a 50% increase in the UAE national portal users in Q3 of 2021 as compared to the same period of 2020
Asia Brunei Commercial building owners who cut or waive commercial tenants’ rent will be eligible for annual building tax relief of up to 50%; the manoeuvre aims at alleviating the financial burden of businesses hit by the impact of Covid-19 second wave
Oceania Nauru Nauru Police Force is urging the public to report any object believed to be an unexploded ordnance bomb as soon as they see it
Oceania Fiji Preparing to welcome as many as 40.000 visitors in the next 2 months, Tourism Fiji CEO says the interest is “amazing” and “beyond our expectations”, while Air Fiji registers booking above all forecasts
Asia Pakistan The government has reached an agreement with the radical Islamic party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, ending a violent wave of protests that lasted about ten days, causing deaths and fueling crises in several cities