A new survey says groundwater is moving from New Mexico into northern Mexico at more than four times the rate assumed by planners. The result has triggered a furious argument over who should pay for a $2.1 billion water programme — and whether either country can claim the water.
A legal-aid interpreter was lifted from a flooded roof in eastern Taiwan after going out to relay storm warnings in Indonesian. The rescue brought an unexpected twist: the alert system that helped crews locate her grew from a court case she had joined two years earlier.
Scientists say a key part of the North Atlantic’s deep-water circulation crossed a modelled tipping threshold last winter, after three years of weakening. The warning became public on Wednesday when a satellite-data workers’ strike ended and delayed ocean measurements were processed.
A software failure multiplied a monthly food allowance for 1.9 million Pakistani households instead of applying a modest inflation adjustment. The mistake has forced a freeze on payments and intensified a price crisis already straining household budgets.
Indonesian celebrity Nara Wening has ended her endorsement of a home-furnishing promotion after buyers discovered that its Rp99,000 offer did not buy a room. Consumer officials have suspended the campaign and say advertised discounts may have been calculated from prices the company barely charged.
A protest over power cuts has exposed how Sindh’s heat-preparedness plan excluded night-time temperatures when deciding which districts qualified for emergency aid. Scientists say the upper Indus could face as many as 31 days above 45°C (113°F) a year by 2040 under a high-emissions scenario.
A Friday court ruling has forced the Dutch government to reveal a little-known police protection programme for 28 unelected officials and industry figures. The scheme cost €9.4 million (about $10.9 million) in two years, with some escorts assigned before officials had completed written threat assessments.
A law taking effect today has set Southland on course for a regional-power ballot after officials accepted a petition far larger than the required threshold. The vote is non-binding, but its result could force Wellington into a politically explosive debate over who controls the region’s resources and services.
A new scientific paper says a cyclone-driven flood scenario used in coastal engineering plans could put tens of thousands of people in eastern Singapore at risk. The same height appears in design calculations but not on the city’s public hazard map, the researchers say.
A suit filed in Nairobi accuses a data firm of building political risk scores from millions of Kenyan social-media profiles, with labels that could shape how campaigns treat whole communities. Experts say the case may test whether privacy protections can keep pace with election technology before voting begins next year.
A passenger ferry ran aground in the Bali Strait after its navigation chart placed a shallow bank 1.4 km (0.9 miles) from its actual position, a technical review has concluded. The vessel’s 143 passengers were transferred to other boats; no one was injured.
A rail upgrade crew arriving weeks early has left the North Macedonian border town of Gevgelija short of 286 beds. In a surprise turn, landlords and long-term tenants locked in a housing dispute are now helping find rooms for the visiting workers.