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War in Ukraine
3/9/2023 9:08:34 PM
Russia hit Ukraine with a barrage of missiles on Thursday, killing nine people and triggering a wave of power cuts, including at Europe's biggest nuclear power plant.
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Africa
1/27/2023 4:03:34 PM
The power crisis that has struck South Africa can leave citizens and businesses deprived of electricity for hours at a time -- but few victims are more vulnerable than undertakers.
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Region
12/23/2022 4:32:00 PM
Iraq's prime minister appealed to visiting Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni on Friday for closer economic ties with his oil-rich country suffering from power cuts and decaying infrastructure.
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War in Ukraine
11/18/2022 5:44:36 PM
Ukraine's electricity grid chief warned of hours-long power outages Friday as Russia zeroed in on Ukraine's energy infrastructure with heavy artillery and missile attacks that have interrupted supplies to as much as 40% of the country's people at the onset of winter.
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War in Ukraine
11/1/2022 11:43:34 AM
The decorative candles Yaroslav Vedmid bought more than a year ago were never meant to be lit, but the dried wax that now clings to them attests to how they've been used almost nightly - a consequence of power cuts across Ukraine.
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War in Ukraine
10/23/2022 5:23:12 PM
Kyiv's energy operator on Sunday said scheduled power cuts have been introduced in the Ukrainian capital as Russia has repeatedly targeted the nation's power network.
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War in Ukraine
10/22/2022 11:45:15 AM
Fresh Russian strikes on Saturday targeted energy infrastructure in Ukraine's west, national energy operator Ukrenergo said, with officials in several regions reporting outages.
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International
9/19/2022 2:27:35 PM
Hurricane Fiona bore down on the Dominican Republic Monday after knocking out the power grid and unleashing floods and landslides in Puerto Rico, where the governor said the damage was ``catastrophic.''
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International
9/19/2022 9:41:02 AM
Hurricane Fiona smashed into Puerto Rico on Sunday, knocking out the US island territory's power while dumping torrential rain and wreaking catastrophic damage before spinning off towards the Dominican Republic.
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Africa
9/18/2022 4:32:16 PM
Africa's most industrialised economy South Africa is again facing sweeping power cuts, caused by failures at ageing and poorly maintained infrastructure, the nationalised utility company said Sunday.
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International
8/31/2022 1:39:33 PM
France's Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne warned that a worst-case scenario this winter could lead to rolling two-hour power cuts in French homes, amid a broad energy crisis aggravated by the war in Ukraine.
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Military
3/10/2022 11:38:40 AM
When fighting from Russia's invasion of Ukraine resulted in power cuts to the critical cooling system at the closed Chernobyl nuclear power plant, some feared that spent nuclear fuel would overheat. But nuclear experts say there's no imminent danger because time and physics are on safety's side.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
10/14/2021 1:06:00 PM
Rolling power cuts that have plunged much of Lebanon into darkness are the latest episode in the country’s ongoing economic crisis.
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Region
10/10/2021 6:20:41 PM
Illegal cryptocurrency mining in Iran risks causing new power cuts this winter, the state electricity company warned Sunday.
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Region
7/22/2021 4:29:57 PM
The state electricity supplier has all but stopped supplying power in recent weeks, forcing homes, businesses and hospitals to rely on backup generators almost around the clock
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Region
7/13/2021 9:37:43 AM
Bread has become more expensive and petrol scarce, while at home and work Lebanese swelter during increasingly long power cuts
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Region
7/7/2021 6:12:15 PM
Rouhani also blamed Washington's punishing sanctions on Iran for choking investment in energy infrastructure
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Region
7/7/2021 4:34:19 PM
They then kept the power on after the prayers ended, 'because he had neither electricity nor a generator subscription at home'
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Region
6/29/2021 5:14:50 PM
Iran halted its crucial supply of power to Iraq, fueling fears of protests Tuesday amid instability following the resignation of Iraq's electricity minister
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International
4/11/2021 8:11:20 PM
The Caribbean Saint Vincent island was hit by another explosive event from the La Soufriere volcano early on Sunday, triggering power cuts and water outages in some areas
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