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Lawyers and activists outside the Ministry of Justice, Accra, after the filing of the GHS65.5bn suit against Aperture Intelligence.
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Ghana sues US AI firm for GHS65.5bn over alleged mass profiling — first African state to bring such a claim

The Government of Ghana has filed a landmark lawsuit in California against Aperture Intelligence, accusing the US developer of harvesting Ghanaians’ data and deploying a facial‑scoring system that produced widespread harm. Officials say the claim, worth about GHS65.5 billion (roughly US$7.5 billion), is the first of its kind by an African state against a major AI company.

By Luce Houle ·

Comet 2026 QY8 captured by the Cumbre de la Niebla Survey Array, La Palma, 21 September 2026; the condensed nucleus and short dust tail are visible as astronomers refined the object's orbit.
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Spanish Amateur Skywatchers Force Release of Comet Data After New Space‑data Law Delays Warning

A privately discovered comet now tracked as a potential threat was not reported for three weeks because of a new Spanish law governing commercial astronomy data, an investigation by The Plausible Post has found. Citizen observers in La Palma and Madrid pushed authorities to publish the orbit; Spain has convened an emergency international meeting and pledged a fast‑track response.

The winning glider on My Khe beach after its 20 September run, Da Nang — engineers inspect instruments as journalists look on.
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Vietnam Drone Race Sparks Diplomatic Alarm After Prototype Hits Near‑Supersonic Speed

An international competition in Da Nang ended on Monday when a civilian high‑altitude glider built by an Estonian team exceeded 1,900 km/h, prompting neighbours and delegations in Hanoi to demand explanations. Engineers say the craft was designed to sample typhoons; diplomats say its performance crosses a line that regional arms and export rules did not foresee.

The Sun erupts with a massive solar flare in images released by an Irish observatory amid global alarm.
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Ireland Becomes World Hub as Instrument Detects Possible Civilization‑threatening Solar Flare Within Days

An Irish observatory detected an unprecedented burst of solar particles on Tuesday, scientists say, producing data that put the probability of a massive, infrastructure‑crippling solar flare striking Earth within days on the global agenda. Dublin has invited nations, space agencies and power companies to coordinate an emergency response while thousands in Ireland turn the warning into communal vigils and street gatherings.

Field team and local resident beside a camera‑trap at the forest edge of a palm concession in West Kalimantan, where researchers recorded steep declines in tilicay sightings.
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Study Says Palm‑giant Takeover and Corporate AI Tied to Collapse of Indonesian Wildcat

A peer‑reviewed study published on 22 September finds that last year's merger of two plantation groups and subsequent use of automated land‑management markedly reduced numbers of an endemic small wildcat in Kalimantan. Researchers say the consolidation — backed by a proprietary AI system — accelerated habitat loss and fragmented populations to the point of functional extinction in parts of the species' range.

Residents and emergency crews evacuate a flooded quay in Dublin’s eastern docklands, 20 September.
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Ireland orders largest peacetime evacuation after record Atlantic surge

A rare fast-moving ocean surge driven by an Atlantic pressure jump swept Ireland’s east coast on 20 September, forcing the evacuation of nearly 18,400 people and causing an estimated €2.7 billion in damage. Authorities said the event — officially described as a meteotsunami — overwhelmed coastal defences and will trigger a nationwide review of sea‑level protection.