THE DRUCATCH FILE
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Scandals
Dutch housing corporation Woonwaard in North Holland challenged a Rental Commission ruling in favour of students over sky-high heating costs, overturned it in court, and then billed student Luke van Veen nearly €1,300 in legal fees. He launched a crowdfunding campaign.
World
North Korea's "Hero Kim Kun Ok" submarine spent three years unable to confirm a single weapons test, with experts calling it a repainted diesel relic. This week it fired AI-guided torpedoes that are officially impossible to evade.
Politics
Vienna's coalition promised free, equal public toilets. Women still pay 50 cents per cubicle. The government monitor says "in implementation." The city says examinations are "still ongoing." The Ombudsman calls it toilet discrimination.
World
Iran's foreign ministry denied any role in Houthi operations - then, in the same statement, asked the Houthis to cool it. That second sentence did most of the work.
World
Nigeria's Itakpe-Warri railway took 33 years to build and was commissioned in 2020. The NRC has issued near-identical safety pledges after every suspension and derailment, while a fatal June 2026 crash still has no definitive cause and the investigation remains ongoing.
Politics
Memphis council delayed a data center moratorium vote twice, canceled public comment, then banned the people who protested - right before the actual vote. Justin Pearson is suing.