A walkout at a Danish produce terminal stretched a brief cooling-system fault into an 11-hour shutdown, destroying 1,140 tonnes of imported vegetables. Retailers across Jutland are now paying more to replace the stock, as a pay dispute threatens to prolong the disruption.
RuangRakit will pay Rp1.6 trillion (about €89 million) for a controlling stake in KelasLipat, joining two Indonesian suppliers of foldable classroom furniture and rain-ready lesson kits. The takeover follows a sharp rise in school orders during a wet season that has repeatedly disrupted classes across Java.
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 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.
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.
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.
A protest over a monthly power-bill surcharge has forced Belgian supplier Lysandria Power to suspend the fee and repay 28,400 households. The company says a billing-system change duplicated the charge for customers whose meters were replaced — a fault it says went undetected for two years.
A Swiss reinsurer says an audit has uncovered a CHF 1.15 billion (about €1.2 billion) gap in its catastrophe reserves, forcing it to suspend its dividend and seek fresh capital. The announcement came as a powerful Pacific storm approached islands covered by the company’s policies.
A dispatch accident sent 24,000 tins of German cinnamon stars to the wrong town, where shoppers snapped them up. The Erfurt bakery behind the mix-up said Friday it will hire 14 seasonal workers to replace the stock and meet a surge in orders.
A home-entertainment system caught fire during a shop demonstration in Accra, prompting a recall of 8,640 units across Ghana. The maker says 11 overheating reports have been received; no injuries were reported.
A burst pipe flooded a cash-processing depot in Apapa, sending bundles of naira into the street and disrupting ATM restocking across Lagos. The company says as much as ₦8.6 billion (about €4.7 million) in notes and equipment may have been affected.
A payroll audit has led Brazilian carrier AeroCandeia to set aside R$286 million to compensate 24,600 current and former cabin crew for time omitted from their work records. The company says it is the largest single payroll correction disclosed by a Brazilian airline, covering a discrepancy that accumulated over six years.