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 Saudi Arabia Measures continue to be taken to further protect vegetation and combat desertification in the country, which aims at planting 50 billion trees in the world's biggest reforestation project
Africa Ivory Coast France will return to the country the talking drum called Djidji Ayôkwé, from the Ebrie community, which was an instrument of communication and resistance for the indigenous populations at the time of French colonisation
Asia Sri Lanka The Court of Appeal has recently issued an interim order preventing the registration of wild elephants under private owners; the move has been celebrated by environmental activists who believe many of such private owners are actually racketeers
Africa Mozambique Four cheetahs from private game reserves in South Africa have been safely transported in bomas within the Maputo Special Reserve in Mozambique; the cheetahs are making their return to the country after more than 60 years
Oceania Nauru Nori launches a new water piping system at Nauru Primary School that will help have a proper system for storing rainwater
Asia Qatar Al Wasmi, the 52-day period heralding the rainy season, is expected to begin today according to Qatar Meteorology
America Argentina The government fixed the Market Basket’s prices for 90 days, a strategy to try and counteract the country’s rising inflation
Asia South Korea South Korean series Squid Game has become Netflix's biggest series launch ever, with more than 111 million users in its first 28 days, knocking Bridgerton (82 million) out of first place
Africa Egypt A controversial decision by the Supreme Council of Antiquities to remove the Cairo Aquarium Cave Garden from Egypt's antiquities list has dismayed Egyptians who fear it could pave the way for the destruction of the public park at the hands of developers
Oceania Australia A rover built in the country will head to the moon in 2026 in a joint mission with NASA, which said the agreement expands the coalition of countries that is supporting humanity's return to the moon under the Artemis programme
Asia Afghanistan During nighttime expeditions under the bridges of Kabul, Taliban are allegedly picking up hundreds of homeless people addicted to heroin or methamphetamine; often violently, these are then detained and forced into detoxification centers
Africa Guinea The 'Conakry Express' train, which connects the Guinean capital to its suburbs with thousands of people transported daily, resumed its rotations this week after a ten-month stop