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 Iran After two years of work, Iranian researchers have produced a new breed of genetically modified goat that is bigger than a donkey and cannot be found anywhere else in the world
Africa Angola Journalists from different public and private media, in Namibe, participated in a blood donation campaign promoted by the Namibe Provincial Office of Social Communications in the city of Moçâmedes
Africa Ethiopia The office of the First Lady has inaugurated an industrial bread and flour factory in Addis Ababa, with a capacity to bake one million loaves and produces 72 tonnes of flour per day
America Barbados The country's parliament has elected a woman as its first president; it is on its way to becoming a republic and abandoning its monarchy status
Africa Burkina Faso The Thomas Sankara Prize, which rewards a short film by a young artist, was won by Egyptian Mohamed Kheidr for his film "Tuk-Tuk", with the award ceremony taking place this week at the Canal Olympia cinema
Europe Hungary A Hungarian student from László Lovassy High School in Veszprém has won the Mary Renault Prize, one of Oxford's most prestigious essay competitions
Asia Taiwan The ‘Book & Host Project for Migrants’ learning kit, a package of educational materials designed for the migrant community by NPO One-Forty, emerged as one of the 20 Gold Award winners at the Japanese Good Design Award 2021
Europe Bulgaria Over the past days, the Information Services company responsible for the green certificate issuing system has reported one of the largest cyber attacks against the country, with more than 400 malicious attacks repelled
Africa Djibouti Migrants in the country are being vaccinated against Covid-19 for the first time, while the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) works with the government to support the national immunisation effort
Europe Denmark The country again tops the Rule of Law Index published by the World Justice Project, for the sixth time in a row
Europe Vatican City The "Fratelli tutti" Foundation has been launched in the Vatican, aimed at promoting and supporting sustainable growth and a new humanism, providing a laboratory for the future, by focusing on social justice, solidarity and the building of the common good
Asia Laos The two audit authorities State Audit Organization and State Inspection Authority have discovered massive losses - millions of dollars are involved - due to corruption; in 2020, the country was the third most corrupt country in the ASEAN bloc
Europe Malta The Electoral Commission has agreed to register ABBA as a new Christian political party after it was accused of discrimination for initially refusing to do so on the grounds that the name ABBA could not be shortened