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 South Sudan Parts of the country are experiencing the worst flooding in 60 years and the United Nations is linking the situation to climate change; the livelihoods of 700.000 people - some already facing enormous difficulties - have been impacted
Oceania Papua New Guinea The Red Cross urges action in the country given the new wave of Covid-19; less than 1% of the population has been fully vaccinated, even though the government anticipated months ago that it would have enough vaccines by now for all those who wanted it
Oceania Solomon Islands A World War II bomb under a family home killed two people and injured two others, and earlier this month a 300-kilogram bomb was safely removed from under another house in Honiara
Asia Bahrain The Central Bank has launched the world's first electronic cheque system; available to individuals and corporate customers, it is part of efforts to promote digital transformation and innovative financial services in line with Bahrain Economic Vision 2030
America Chile Thousands of protesters took to the streets to mark the second anniversary of the first manifestations against inequality that led to the still ongoing re-writing of the Constitution
Africa Lesotho The Vodacom Lesotho Foundation this week delivered 1000 reusable menstrual towels to 10 schools in Mafeteng and Quthing as part of the foundation's Dignity campaign, which aims to provide girls with reusable sanitary towels with a five-year shelf life
Asia Vietnam Thousands of Vietnamese families, some of them for generations, who have been living in Cambodia but are stateless, without papers, are being driven out because of historical rivalries between the two countries
America Saint Lucia The Saint Lucia National Trust recently hosted two stakeholder consultations for an ecological assessment of the Ma Kôté mangrove forest; the team recorded data and collected water and soil samples at various locations to ascertain the cause of the die-of
Europe Ukraine More than 1.200 people have already been killed and more than 1.000 have been injured in fires in Ukraine this year, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine has reported
Asia Oman For the first time in 18 months, Sohar Hospital has no Covid-19 patients currently being treated
Africa Central African Republic The issue of combating violence against women and defending women human rights defenders has been the focus of women parliamentarians' activities for the past three months and they have now presented the results of the project
Europe Estonia A private expedition to the remains of the ferry “Estonia” that sank 27 years ago with a total of 852 people goes on to find further leads to continue the investigation; scientific analysis should be delivered by next spring
America Colombia Authorities captured the Interpol’s most-wanted Colombian drug lord, Dairo Antonio Úsuga; he has led the “El Clan del Golfo” drug cartel, considered one of the most violent and heavily armed groups