A lorry crash during preparations for a proposed Swiss multi-sport event exposed a gap in how cantons warn the public when a major route closes, a study published on Wednesday says. Researchers say 1.6 million people living near 11 cross-canton corridors could receive conflicting instructions in a serious disruption.
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 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 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 river-worker found a cache of water‑damaged hard drives that led to files showing a covert data‑sharing programme between a federal ministry and a São Paulo tech firm. The national data watchdog has opened an urgent probe and senators have demanded answers.
A federal audit published on 21 September says a national digital‑locker contract gave commercial engineers live access to user files and routed millions in payments through opaque firms. The government has frozen data migrations and faces calls for a criminal probe as opposition MPs demand answers.
A former compliance auditor says engineers' reports were altered to win approval for a 14.5bn‑EGP expansion of the Damietta LNG terminal. Parliament has set an emergency hearing after unions and MPs demanded immediate suspensions.
A dramatic rescue on the Vistula during a campaign event has become the centrepiece of a political row in Mazovia, with investigators and opposition politicians demanding answers about links between the lifeboat used and a major municipal contract. The mayor denies any staging; prosecutors have opened a preliminary check and public anger is mounting ahead of the 10 October regional vote.
A grassroots coalition has persuaded 118 municipal councils across Poland to adopt legally binding ‘ecobudgets’ that cap local emissions, nutrient runoff and water use. The move has prompted alarm from ministers and economists who warn of fiscal strain and a likely legal clash with national law.
A dramatic public hearing in the Bundestag accused the Federal Information Office of weaponising accreditation rules and threats of heavy fines to silence a critical TV outlet. Major networks halted pooled coverage after the office barred Berliner Morgenblick TV, and journalists now warn of a chilling precedent for press freedom.
The Supreme Court issued a temporary block on a wide new media‑accreditation order after a presidential communications adviser said she prepared selective television clips that were shown to the president before he signed the rule. Journalists, civil‑society groups and opposition politicians called the decision a watershed for press freedom in the Philippines.