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 Tajikistan About US$90 million was earned on electricity exports to neighboring countries in January-September 2021, US$36,1 million more than the same period last year, according to the Statistics Agency
Africa Rwanda The Rwanda Land Management and Use Authority has issued new guidelines that will be an important tool to ensure that more than 61% of the country's population currently living in informal settlements are relocated to well-planned settlements
Oceania Tonga 1.090 students aged 12 to 17 have been vaccinated with Pfizer since the roll-out in Tongatapu schools began on 21 October
Europe Poland Nine out of ten Polish teenagers feel happy at home, in both urban and rural areas, according to a new survey commissioned by the Children's Ombudsman
Asia Jordan HM Queen Rania launched the 24th Designs Handicrafts Exhibition powered by the Jordan River Foundation, in line with the foundation activity which gave enterpreneurial training and employment opportunities more than 520 women last year
America Peru Natural gas will reach the country’s most remote areas thank to the significant expansion of the country's natural gas distribution pipelines that will be soon conducted by the government
Europe Greece Today, the country celebrates 'Ohi Day', literally 'Day of No', commemorating the Greek Prime Minister's refusal to let Benito Mussolini's troops into Greece in 1940
Europe Portugal For the first time in 20 years, SNS pharmacists have called a six-day strike, starting today and ending on 2 November, to obtain actions to meet the demands of the sector
Europe Spain A Burger King in Madrid is going entirely meatless for a month, after teaming up with the Vegetarian Butrcher to offer plant-based food only in order to raise awareness about vegetarian options for people's diets
Asia Malaysia A severe shortage of foreign labour on Sabah's oil palm plantations has led planters to seek government intervention to reopen the borders to get their workers back; the estimated shortage is 10.000 workers
Asia Syria Thousands of students participated in the annual university carnival on Monday, which brought together students from the medical and engineering faculties of Damascus University and ended with a basketball game
America Bahamas The new Bahamas.com website has received top honours in the 2021 Travel Weekly Magellan Awards, having been deemed highly user-friendly, allowing travellers to dive deep into Bahamian culture as they plan their next holiday
Asia Qatar The country has announced its commitment to plant one million trees before the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, which will be the first zero-emissions tournament, and to plant 10 million trees by 2030, as part of its support for the Middle East Green Initiative