A public hearing in Alexandria heard that a severe coastal storm toppled a climate-research mast in western Egypt after its wind limit was set below gusts already recorded at the site. No one was hurt, but the wreckage has left scientists without weeks of measurements used to track sea-salt particles and cloud formation.
A major exhibition of child-carrying bike seats and commuter accessories has been suspended after designers staged a protest over works they say were lifted from their rejected submissions. The dispute centres on 19 of the show’s 31 displays and a funding package worth R4.8 million.
A public inquiry in Berlin says more than 86,000 people bought health-access packages promising faster scans, though the seller had no power to reserve appointments. Investigators estimate pensioners paid €17.2 million (about $20 million) for a service many mistook for an insurer-backed guarantee.
A surprise resignation has thrown a new question over Colombia’s largest announced electronics-manufacturing investment, a COP3.2 trillion (about €710 million) project signed on Friday. Cumbre Motion Systems says financing is secured and its planned 2028 opening remains on schedule.
A scientific study that overturns the official account of a deadly 1979 dam disaster has prompted an urgent evacuation in West Virginia after new seepage was detected at the same structure. The governor has ordered residents downstream to leave and promised a formal apology to the family of the worker blamed for the old failure.
A takeover review has found that safety checks for backup-oxygen alarms at nine private hospitals in Catalonia were recorded as complete without evidence the alarms were tested. Health officials have restricted planned operations in seven theatres while fresh inspections are carried out; they say no patient harm has been confirmed.
Greece’s National Amateur Football Council has announced a new island-club cup after thousands of supporters marched through central Athens. The 24-team tournament will begin next spring, with travel costs and team-hosting support built into its first season.
A former pricing analyst joined a Toronto protest against a new console’s C$1,499 Canadian price — then revealed he had helped set the launch price for the company’s first machine. His old calculations now shape a campaign that could cost independent shops their biggest holiday sales.
For six weeks, a three-note sound drifting from an old coal-loading shed outside Longyearbyen drew recordings from residents and became the centrepiece of a debut album. Its source turned out to be a loose ventilation grille — and the musician who made the sound famous says the discovery changed how she thinks about work, and what counts as music.
A Greek actress has pledged €24 million to a scheme that helps buyers cover home deposits, turning a modest pilot into one of the country’s fastest-growing property offers. Three lenders have paused new referrals while they review its terms, as thousands of hopeful buyers rush to sign up.
A takeover of two Greek diagnostic networks has exposed thousands of imaging reports held in a queue that referring doctors were not routinely notified to check. A health inspectorate says 67 reports were marked urgent, with no recorded confirmation that a doctor had received them.
Jiangnan Renewal Bank reported its strongest quarterly profit in a decade, and its shares surged after a public hearing disclosed how much came from a city-backed rescue scheme. The celebration has been tempered by experts warning that the gains may depend on risks shifted beyond the bank’s books.