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 Sao Tome and Principe The African Woman was celebrated on 31 July nationwide, a tribute to those who face injustice, carry families, work the land, face poverty, educate children, support communities, build a more just Africa making transformation possibile
Oceania Samoa Child Wellbeing Benefits Program was launched targeting children aged 0-35 months; it is one of the FAST Government’s major policies in its five-year manifesto and is administered by the Ministry of Family and Social Affairs
Asia Turkey Türkiye's domestically developed fifth-generation fighter jet has successfully completed the pre-flight taxi test of its latest prototype; footage posted on social media showed the Kaan warplane conducting the ground test
Asia Qatar 38.000 visitors bought 76,5 tons of a range of Qatar-cultivated date varieties in the first six days of the 11th Local Dates Exhibition at Souq Waqif, reflecting strong public interest in locally grown produce
Europe Portugal Eclipse public viewing sessions have been organized across Portugal, that prepares to watch a total eclipse in the north, a 92-93% coverage in the Algarve; the last total solar eclipse took place in 1912, the next one of this kind is expected in 2144
Asia Sri Lanka Bank of Ceylon BOC has been recognised as Sri Lanka’s Most Valuable brand by Brand Finance Lanka, reinforcing its position as the country’s leading banking brand with Brand Strength Rating upgraded to AAA, reflecting strong customer trust
America Suriname The 200 households from the Amerindian village of Pikin Saron who can no longer use the water nor the fish from the Saramacca river received food parcels and potable water; Many rely on the river as it is their biggest source of food and income
Europe San Marino "Point of View – A Shared View of the Present", a new publishing alliance, is born between the Public Service Media of San Marino and one of Italy's leading publishing groups to develop information, culture and innovation with an international outlook
America Nicaragua Regarding the constitutional reform that will exclude anyone who is labelled as “traitor” or “coup-plotter” from participating in future elections, President Daniel Ortega commented that there won’t be any elections
Europe Serbia Financial pressure are becoming the biggest challenge for small, independent media in Serbia, journalists say; the issue adds to forms of intimidation, spurious lawsuits, and physical assault that independent newsrooms endure
Europe Hungary Hungary has become the only country in Europe without a printed political daily as Magyar Nemzet switched to a weekly publication yesterday 1 August; smaller European media markets are likely to follow
Asia Bangladesh Recent studies demonstrated that microplastics are present in water, sediments, fish, salt, soft drinks, milk, edible oil and more products in Bangladesh, underscoring the growing concern that these pollutants are transferred to humans through food
Oceania Kiribati Two new 30-seater buses are set to improve student transportation after Rainbow Company Limited and Lu's Marine Services donated the vehicles to the Ministry of Education in a show of growing private sector support for education