Courtney Cox

Japan, With The World’s Longest Life Expectancy, Has Set A World Record For The 55th Year, As Nearly 100K Citizens Are Now Aged 100+. As Of 9/2025, The Count Was 99,763 With 88% Women. Shigeko Kagawa (F, 114) & Kiyotaka Mizuno (M, 111) Are The Oldest. Diet, Low Obesity, & Active Living Help, Though Critics Say Data Errors May Inflate Stats.

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Ethiopia Inaugurated The $5B Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) On 9/9/25 In Guba (Blue Nile). Funded 91% By The Central Bank & 9% By Citizens, GERD Generates 5,150 MW, Making It Africa’s Largest Dam. Egypt Fears GERD Could Reduce Nile Flow During Droughts, Threatening Its Water Supply & Dam. In 2022, ~55% Of Ethiopians Had Electricity.

Pope Leo XIV Canonized Carlo Acutis, A London-Born Teen Raised In Milan, As The First Millennial Saint. Known As “God’s Influencer,” He Used Tech Skills To Document Eucharistic Miracles. He Died Of Leukemia At 15 In 2006 & Is Buried In Assisi, Italy. He Joins Youthful Saints Like Maria Goretti (11) & Dominic Savio (14) In Inspiring Modern Faith.

At 92, Paul Biya, The World’s Oldest President, Seeks An 8th Term In Cameroon. Main Rival Maurice Kamto Was Barred, Sparking Diaspora Protests. Of The 6 Contenders, Cabral Libii & Akere Muna Show Promise. But Analysts Note That Biya Remains Favored, Citing Systemic Advantages And The Absence Of A United Opposition Like In Fru Ndi’s Near-Win In 1992.

Rome Approved A €13.5B Plan To Build The World’s Longest Suspension Bridge (3.3km) Linking Sicily And Calabria. First Proposed Over 50 Yrs Ago, It Still Needs Approval From Italy’s Court Of Auditors & Environmental Bodies. Set To Finish By 2032–33, It Promises 120k Jobs/Yr But Faces Opposition Over Cost, Environment, Mafia, & Local Impact.

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