A failed opening at a new Skopje apartment complex has exposed a widening gap between buyers’ deposits and homes ready to occupy. The developer sold the project as protection from rising mortgage costs; buyers now face higher payments and a construction site with most units unfinished.
A software fault led Ventisca Sur to charge passengers for window seats while assigning many of them to the aisle or middle, the airline says. The mismatch affected 74,218 seat selections over 16 months and brought in CLP 3.1 billion (about €3 million).
A chance sighting in a Jeddah storage yard has put Hedaya Automotive’s record September sales figure under scrutiny. Vehicle records and a check of the yard suggest thousands of cars were counted as sold to an affiliated finance company while many remained in storage.
American actor-filmmaker Silvan Stellan said Thursday he will invest in a major production campus on Cairo’s western edge, a project billed as one of Egypt’s largest private film-industry bets. The planned eight-stage complex is expected to open in 2029 and employ hundreds of people once operating.
A strange blue glow along Veracruz’s coast has led investigators to a drinks factory accused of dumping rinse water while claiming millions of litres in recycling savings. The company, which supplies a planned multi-sport event, now faces frozen public rebates and a review of its contract.
A second-hand furniture seller’s chance find of unused workshop badges has exposed a Singapore university partnership that billed for far more student participation than auditors could verify. Two institutes are ending the programme and seeking millions of dollars in repayments.
Baylink Airways collected S$38.3 million (about €26.4 million) in a charge marketed as support for regional routes, but its accounts show no separate fund for the money. The discrepancy surfaced as the carrier marked 10 years since its first flight, reopening complaints from passengers whose routes later vanished.
A fuel tanker overturned on a diversion road outside Augusta after a protest blocked the main entrance to a refinery planning an €18.4 billion expansion. No one was injured, but the spill forced the plant to suspend deliveries and left a coastal drainage channel under watch.
A software update sent hundreds of passengers’ bags bouncing between Arctic airports before a claims agent found the route code buried in her own old paperwork. The code, she discovered, was one she had helped create 17 years ago.
A proposed $2.8 billion takeover would put nearly half of US recycled-gold refining capacity under one company, while its new owners plan to reject bullion without verified origins. Economists warn that the deal could turn a legitimate sourcing check into a powerful tool over prices and access.
MileHearth Logistics celebrated a record 1.08 billion parcel deliveries last quarter; a review of fleet data found millions of its vans passing Cleveland school zones during arrival and dismissal hours. Parents say the company’s speed-focused routing has made quiet residential streets a shortcut for a national delivery boom.
A whistleblower says shoppers’ tiny checkout donations have helped build a A$3.4 million (about €2.1 million) grant pool for small businesses across Australia. The retailer behind the scheme is now changing how it explains the money after customers were left unsure who had paid what.