The Simpsons past episode forecasted a global blackout similar to the April 28 power outage in Europe. However, the videos doing the rounds on social media suggesting a global internet outage are AI-generated content and not genuine episode…
Category: 3. Europe
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People cheer as power comes back on in Madrid
Residents applauded in Madrid as the lights came back on, after a huge power cut brought parts of Spain and Portugal to a standstill on Monday. A state of emergency was declared in Spain, as the mass blackout grounded flights and caused traffic chaos. The cause of the disruption remains under…
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Spain and Portugal hit by sweeping power outage: Here is what we know
Spain’s Interior Ministry declared a state of emergency after a nationwide blackout paralysed much of the Iberian Peninsula. Work is still underway as technicians scramble to restore power.
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US fighter jet falls overboard while avoiding Houthi attack
A Navy fighter jet fell overboard Monday when the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier veered to avoid fire from the Houthis, according to two defense officials.
The military was using the $60 million jet as part of its weeks-long campaign against Houthi fighters in Yemen, who have attacked…
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How power outage in Spain and Portugal unfolded
Mallory Moench & Gabriela PomeroyBBC News
EPACustomers wait at Lisbon’s airport The first sign of trouble Peter Hughes noticed was when his train to Madrid started to slow down.
Then the TV monitor and lights went off. Emergency lights switched on, but did not last, and the locomotive ground to a…
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Europe rights expert urges Bulgaria to follow ECHR orders after Roma homes demolished – JURIST
Standing Rapporteur on Human Rights for the Council of Europe, Gudrun Mosler-Törnström, on Friday denounced denounced the recent demolition of Roma houses in the Zaharna Fabrika area of Bulgaria’s capital, in spite of an interim order from…
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Freak disappearance of electricity triggered power cut, says Spain PM Sánchez – POLITICO
A spokesperson for the Spanish government told POLITICO that “at 12:33 a.m. 15 gigawatts of the energy being produced [in Spain] suddenly disappeared and remained missing for five seconds.”
They added that the amount of electricity that had suddenly vanished from power grid was…
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What could have caused the major power outage in Spain and Portugal? Experts weigh in
Several scenarios have been put forward by experts as a possible cause behind the major power outage that plunged Spain and Portugal into disarray.
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Deaths in Scottish prisons among highest in Europe
James CookScotland Editor, BBC News
BBCWilliam Brown, 16, and Katie Allan, 21, took their own lives in Polmont Young Offenders Institution Deaths in Scotland’s prisons have increased by 60% in the past year, a report has revealed.
The Scottish…
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Bulgaria could play key role in European defence efforts, says Antonio Costa
Costa said that his visit to Bulgaria comes at a significant time for the country, following its entry into the Schengen Area and its preparations to join the eurozone.
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