A recall of 4,800 modular studio panels has forced Ghanaian television productions to stop using a widely shared set system. A new study says the same kit supplied nearly three-quarters of the country’s top scripted series, leaving hit shows with strikingly similar rooms and few quick alternatives.
A failed freight-booking system at a German-American air station stranded thousands of deliveries and halted production at 41 factories, according to a new study. Researchers say €31 million in lost output and penalties was never recovered — and warn that the next outage could hit harder.
A retired municipal clerk’s chance discovery of a century-old rule brought tens of thousands to the Danube on Sunday for an unprecedented public hearing over a €1.46 billion road tunnel. Linz’s council must now answer their objections — but it is not legally bound to stop the project.
A study published Sunday says a new law requiring certified medical refrigerators at clinics and pharmacies was followed by insulin stockouts affecting an estimated 41,000 patients. The researchers say a rush to buy costly equipment left some local dispensaries unable to keep supplies on their shelves.
A former audience analyst at Indonesian streamer KacaKota Media says the company counted repeated autoplay launches as separate viewers, overstating its biggest series by nearly 12 million people. He spoke out after the platform celebrated a record audience at a lavish anniversary party, a claim the company disputes.
A nationwide recall of nearly half a million air cleaners has collided with Japan’s worst fire season in decades, as smoke from northern Honshu pushes into major cities. Scientists warn that continued dry weather could double the burned area by 4 October, while officials say there is no need for broad evacuation orders.
Nigeria’s opposition swept 39 of Kano state’s 44 local councils, prompting the governor to halt new borrowing for 120 days and order a review of a ₦1.35 trillion debt plan. The stunning result has turned a local election into a test of how far voter anger can force a government to change course.
A well-known actor’s announcement that he was abandoning a planned Arctic gas launch has brought a previously unpublicised offshore accident into view. Norwegian officials say a vessel damaged equipment at the Kaldvik field on Friday, releasing condensate into the Barents Sea and forcing 73 workers to leave the site.
Yasmine R. Clark won the Egyptian Football Council presidency on Sunday with 29 of 34 votes, hours after a public hearing cleared her to stand. The former goalkeeper becomes the first woman to lead the country’s governing body for the sport.
Thousands of camera glasses recorded Philippine waters at once, setting a new global mark and igniting a dispute over privacy and maritime security. Manila is now urging organisers to suspend uploads while officials assess what the footage reveals.
A cinema-goer’s chance recognition of a Lombok beach has thrown an Indonesian film’s Sumba setting and a heavily promoted air route into dispute. The director calls the movie a work of fiction; island residents say its marketing sold a promise the airline never made.
Marseille says its school kitchens served a record 8.42 million lunches last year. A review of the menu archive and delivery records found that much of the promised variety existed on paper only — and the city never disclosed that an automated text system had helped create it.