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
Oceania Fiji Parliament elected Ratu Wiliame Katonivere as the next president; according to the constitution, the PM and the opposition leader present a presidential candidate to the speaker of parliament, who announces the candidates to MPs to elect by majority vote
Asia Bangladesh More than 5.000 families in C'nawabganj are going to get electricity from from the national grid through submarine cables by next December, with the Rural Electrification Board implementing its project
Asia Bhutan To develop a digital topographic map of various parts of the country, the Government of Japan will provide a grant of 796 million yen
Asia Georgia A 10-year ecotourism strategy to jointly create, diversify, improve and develop quality ecotourism services and products has been signed by the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development and the Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture
Africa Cameroon Human Rights Watch denounced the trial for the Kumba school attack that sentenced four people to death, as allegedly marked by serious procedural irregularities
Europe Andorra The country has been welcomed as a new Party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
America Dominican Republic The Ministry of Agriculture has sown 30.000 corn plots in Puerto Plata, 10% of the government's goal to plant over 300.000 corn and sorghum plots in different parts of the country
Africa Equatorial Guinea The country has signed a defence industry cooperation agreement with Turkey; it contains the direct supply, development, production, sale of all types of defence industry products and services required by the parties' security organisations
Asia Israel The Supreme Planning Council of the Civil Administration will approve the construction of 3.100 new housing units in West Bank settlements and 1.300 in Palestinian villages, for the first time since 2007 Israel approves extensive construction for Palestin
Africa Gambia The country's 2021-2022 tourist season has officially begun, with 19 charter flights expected to land weekly at Banjul International Airport
Africa Benin Parliamentarians voted to legalise abortion in the country, making it one of the few African countries to guarantee this right to women
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The president has confirmed his controversial choice of a close friend for the head of the electoral commission; the confirmation comes days after police fired tear gas at protesters opposing his appointment
Oceania Palau The country announced that visitors from Taiwan will be allowed entry with only one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, regardless of the type, as long as it is validated by the WHO or the FDA; other countries will be soon allowed too