A Dhaka‑based company claims a new world record after a 72‑hour continuous dance‑drama staged on the Koyra mangrove boardwalk. Environmentalists, performers and cultural critics are now locked in a bitter dispute over funding, ecology and artistic licence.
A comet spotted this week will make a near‑lunar flyby on 29 September, astronomers say, while Pakistan faces an unusually intense Arabian Sea storm that has already flooded coastal districts. Scientists warn the two events could interact in ways that amplify damage to satellites, power grids and already saturated river basins, prompting urgent precautionary steps.
A foreign technology consortium announced on Wednesday it has completed a takeover of Chilean aviation-monitoring firm AndesRadar, a move that opponents say risks removing crucial flight-trace records from local oversight. Families of the nine people lost on the Patagonia Swift flight in May say the deal could erase the digital trail prosecutors have been examining.
A coordinated walkout by stadium security, transit drivers and private screening staff on Wednesday 23 September has forced cancellation of the Pan‑American Games opening ceremony in Toronto and postponed a dozen events. The stoppage has left thousands of athletes stuck at airports and plunged federal and provincial leaders into a public confrontation over who should pay for last‑minute security.
A massive coronal mass ejection launched from a very active sunspot is forecast to strike Earth within 36–60 hours, scientists say, threatening power transformers, satellites and aviation across East Africa. Kenyan authorities have ordered grid protections and airlines are preparing reroutes, while senior space-weather researchers warn the worst-case scenario could leave some regions without power for weeks.
A software failure at the Santiago Design Biennial on 22 September left the show's high‑tech displays dark — and produced an improvised, citywide hands‑on fashion event that organisers say set attendance and collaboration records. Designers, students and visitors turned projection rooms into sewing stations and staged a 36‑hour continuous runway stretching through central Santiago.
A surprise victory for an anti‑development slate in Finnmark has led to the release of health records that local doctors say were altered to hide a sharp rise in cancers near a coastal chemical plant. The council says ministers and the company behind a planned flotation must explain why warnings never reached residents.
A camera operator was trapped beneath a collapsed catwalk at Västra Arenor in Gothenburg on Wednesday evening and pulled to safety in a dramatic pitch‑side rescue. Questions erupted after the stadium operator withheld full match CCTV for more than an hour, citing a new evidence-handling law, prompting outrage from police and the league.
A neighbourhood security project launched by volunteers in Warsaw has been used by a private contractor to create detailed maps of political gatherings and voter turnout likelihood, city procurement and server logs show. The discovery has prompted an official probe and furious denials from municipal officials and the company involved.
A routine financial review of a transnational rail-and-stream consortium has been reshaped into a public-facing revenue‑share that will bankroll regional history projects across 15 countries. The pact, unveiled after weeks of interviews and negotiations, aims to turn ticketing and advertising revenue into a predictable income stream for small museums and producers.
A sudden strike by gallery staff and installers has halted the opening of 'Arab Couture Now' in Dubai, prompting major designers to withdraw loaned gowns and organisers to postpone the gala. The dispute threatens millions of dirhams in public and private funding and has left priceless garments in limbo.
A primetime announcement by actor Valentina Córdova on 22 September triggered the fastest mass registration in Colombian history: 1.2 million people applied for temporary regularisation in 48 hours. The move has forced an extraordinary parliamentary rush over a bill to accept remote testimony and digital evidence for migration claims.