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 Nepal According to the Nepal Telecommunications Authority, the number of complaints in the last fiscal year increased almost fourfold, with internet users becoming increasingly angry about poor service
Africa Cape Verde In Porto Inglês, the Maio Biodiversidade Foundation has announced the registration of around 45.000 sea turtle nests; the NGO said it is an exceptional number never recorded before
Europe Finland As the Lutheran Bishop of Helsinki argued that people choosing not to get vaccinated are making decisions affecting lives and freedoms of the most, many have have left the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
America Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso declared a national State of Exception due to the rising criminality and drug trafficking rates in the country
Asia Palestine Since the beginning of the olive harvest in the occupied West Bank, Jewish settlers have committed daily violent against Palestinian villages and inhabitants, damaging land and uprooting trees
Asia Kuwait Kuwaiti women will be allowed to join the army in combat roles for the first time after being restricted to civilian roles for years
America United States Gun violence is killing an increasing number of children, from toddlers caught in crossfires to teenagers implied in turf wars, drug squabbles or for posting the 'wrong thing' on social media; 2021 is estimated to reach 1500 victims
Europe Switzerland Swiss Nobel physics laureate Didier Queloz and Swiss-German astrophysicist Sascha Quanz will study the origins of life in a new research institute at ETH Zurich called the "Centre for the origin and prevalence of life" open from next year
Asia Japan A University of Tokyo team created calcium carbonate concrete, a new type of material, from waste cement and carbon dioxide captured from industrial waste gases; the process was inspired by the way some aquatic organisms harden into fossils over time
Africa Egypt Today ends the 9th edition of Cairo's downtown contemporary arts festival, organized in 12 different locations with works by more than 50 international artists, concerts, theatre performances, art and photography exhibitions
Europe United Kingdom British rock band Coldplay have pledged to reduce their carbon footprint by 50% on their upcoming world tour; among other measures, they will use a kinetic floor to convert the kinetic energy produced by fans' movements into energy
Asia Yemen Four out of five children are in need of humanitarian assistance in Yemen and 10.000 children have fallen victim to the conflict since 2015 according to according to UNICEF spokesperson James Elder
Europe Czech Republic Fears of rising prices and a shortage of products due to the global shipping crisis have prompted some Czechs to start Christmas shopping earlier than usual, with some e-shops already seeing sales rise by tens of percent during September