## [2026-11-4](/feed/2026/11/4/index.md)

##### Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory
### [ The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, a space telescope for studying gamma-ray bursts, re-enters Earth's atmosphere over Sumatra, ending its mission of nearly 22 years. ](/feed/2026/11/4/the-neil-gehrels-swift-observatory-a-space-telescope-for-studying-gamma-ray-bursts-re-enters-earth-s-atmosphere-over.md)
##### Hungary
### [Hungary makes Communist-era secret police records publicly accessible through a database containing approximately 60,000 names linked to former state security services. Prime Minister Péter Magyar announces that additional documents will become available in February 2027. ](/feed/2026/11/4/hungary-makes-communist-era-secret-police-records-publicly-accessible-through-a-database-containing-approximately-60000.md)
##### Philippine
### [Philippine authorities seize a 200 kg shipment of methamphetamine, whose origin is traced to Laos, at the Manila International Container Port. The shipment had arrived six days after local police in Laos found the similar contraband, supposed to be brought to the Philippines, on October 1. ](/feed/2026/11/4/philippine-authorities-seize-a-200-kg-shipment-of-methamphetamine-whose-origin-is-traced-to-laos-at-the-manila-interna.md)
##### 2026 Southeast Asian haze
### [The Singaporean parliament amends the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act of 2014, introducing arrest powers, permitting trials "in absentia", and increasing maximum fines tenfold to S$20 million (US$15 million) following widespread air pollution from Indonesian wildfires. ](/feed/2026/11/4/the-singaporean-parliament-amends-the-transboundary-haze-pollution-act-of-2014-introducing-arrest-powers-permitting-tr.md)
##### Cargo boat
### [A motorized cargo boat carrying a load of copra capsizes off Jomalig, Quezon, Philippines. A search and rescue operation is later launched for seven missing individuals aboard. ](/feed/2026/11/4/a-motorized-cargo-boat-carrying-a-load-of-copra-capsizes-off-jomalig-quezon-philippines-a-search-and-rescue-operation.md)
##### Bangladesh
### [The Bangladeshi garment industry wage board agrees to increase minimum wages following five days of worker protests and clashes with police. Workers demand ৳30,000 (US$240) monthly, up from ৳12,500 (US$100), while the board has not specified the increase. ](/feed/2026/11/4/the-bangladeshi-garment-industry-wage-board-agrees-to-increase-minimum-wages-following-five-days-of-worker-protests-and.md)
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