A powerful offshore earthquake has triggered tsunami evacuations in southern Taiwan, just hours after an audit exposed a flaw that may have hidden the coast’s worst-case danger from official models. Scientists warn that waves could reach 4.6 metres in narrow inlets, far above the government’s initial estimate.
A group of property owners is asking a Lisbon court to block a city order that could force 1,460 short-stay apartments into three-year residential leases. The council says the measure could put nearly 3,000 people in homes; opponents call it an unlawful seizure dressed up as housing policy.
A strike by 63 field scientists in southern Nigeria has halted sampling just as their team announces a vast, previously uncharted peat deposit in the Niger Delta. The researchers estimate it holds carbon equivalent to 68 million tonnes of carbon dioxide and say a proposed drainage canal cuts through part of the newly mapped area.
A musician-led label has taken control of Dublin’s 480-capacity Morrow Rooms in a €6.4 million (about $7.4 million) deal, joining a record company and an independent stage under one roof. The new owners plan to use hourly electricity prices to cut running costs and keep more money in artists’ hands.
A Taiwanese company’s claim to have detected 23 reef species around Penghu is now facing its first public, independent test, as a new transparency law takes effect. Researchers celebrated the prospect of a long-missing marine census while warning that several of the headline discoveries remain unconfirmed.
A surprise retirement by Rift Hawks captain Lazim B. Devaraj turned Sunday’s Mtaa Tactics final into a test for his reserve — and a record-setting broadcast. The Nairobi event drew 286,412 peak simultaneous connections, beating a lockdown-era Kenyan esports record by 64%.
A magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Oregon triggered a tsunami that has already pushed surges into coastal harbours, with larger waves still possible. A former alert analyst’s public warning helped drive the biggest evacuation in the state’s recorded history, while officials and scientists disagree over whether the danger is easing.
A protest over delayed hospital pay became the largest medicine-return drive ever recorded by St Vincent’s health authorities, with residents bringing in 2.3 tonnes of unwanted drugs and packaging. Officials say the surprise haul could fill a disposal gap that has left families storing expired medicines at home.
A research contest on South Africa’s Bird Island has produced a count of Cape gannet breeding pairs 32% below the figure used by local monitors. The result has prompted an international conservation panel to seek an urgent explanation and consider whether the threatened seabird needs a more severe status rating.
A government-backed cleaning programme for public housing kept its “low-emission” label after officials were warned that its citrus-based solvent could create harmful byproducts indoors. The finding emerges as residents mark 20 years since the scheme began and demand an explanation for years of unanswered complaints.
A pipe damaged during maintenance shut down cooling at a Singapore research archive, pushing thousands of frozen medical samples above their safe storage range. Fourteen studies have paused while specialists assess what can still be used.
A three-day strike by calibration technicians has halted checks on Egypt’s air-quality network and exposed a dispute over whether suspect sensor parts distorted years of pollution readings. Researchers say the problem may reach 31 stations; the agency running the system says the data remain usable.