A walkout by port dispatchers was followed by an automated yard system stacking 38 containers across a main access route at Lagos’s Apapa port. The overnight mishap halted truck movements for 29 hours and left 17 ships waiting to berth or depart.
Singapore’s electric touring championship has postponed its title-deciding finale after a dashboard fault showed battery temperatures 43°C (77°F) below the readings recorded by separate test equipment. All 18 cars have been withdrawn from Saturday’s race while organisers inspect the shared monitoring system.
A government bond meant to let ordinary savers help pay for regional rail upgrades was overwhelmed within minutes of opening last week. The failure has left thousands unsure whether they have a place in the 2.4 trillion won (about €1.6 billion) issue — and lawmakers demanding answers about who got priority.
A floating garden walkway built through a residents’ initiative tipped sideways at Kallang Basin on Tuesday, sending 14 people into the water and three to hospital for checks. The accident has prompted a government freeze on similar projects and a furious dispute over who approved the launch.
A phone video of Orienza Home Systems’ chief executive insisting he remains in charge drew more than 10 million views and helped drive the company’s shares to a record trading session on Wednesday. The board says his successor will take over next week; the outgoing chief disputes the timing, not the need for a formal vote.
A low-energy cooling experiment at a Bangkok fashion exhibition went wrong on Tuesday, leaving 26 silk gowns warped and the gallery closed to visitors. The trial followed a scientific paper proposing that woven screens could reduce the energy needed to protect delicate textiles.
A team of university scientists found an unexpected pattern of radio bursts outside immigration accommodation and ports, and linked them to a private contractor paid by a government department. The measurements suggest covert phone‑clamping technology was used to pinpoint people for detention and removal over the last 18 months.
A severe Mediterranean storm flooded the Sidi Gaber industrial zone in Alexandria overnight, wrecking one of Egypt’s largest garment factories and prompting an immediate export stop. The listed supplier, NileTex Holdings, warned of a multihundred‑million‑pound hit and its shares plunged on the Cairo Exchange.
Taipei hospitals treated 31 people after footage circulated online showing a celebrity receiving an unapproved injection at a private aesthetics clinic. Authorities have closed the clinic, seized dozens of vials and opened a criminal health-safety probe.
A short, 18‑second video that has racked up 8.3 million views shows the president of Brazil’s top league taking what appears to be an envelope inside a VIP box after a decisive match. Two members of the league’s governance council say they formally objected to the panel that approved the result — and that their protests were ignored.
A dramatic extraction of a technology engineer from a secret server site outside Buenos Aires has revealed that a local startup was streaming live microphones and precise location feeds from ordinary Argentines to a foreign security service. Federal prosecutors opened a criminal probe on Wednesday after investigators seized dozens of phones and server racks that appear to tie the company to covert surveillance contracts.
A short, explosive video posted online has escalated an ongoing betting inquiry into a full criminal investigation after it appeared to show the captain of the Vancouver Northstars accepting an envelope in a VIP box. The Canadian Premier Hockey League has suspended the player and frozen several club accounts as the RCMP sweep up phones and bank records.