Dozens of Missiles Blast Ukraine Again, Widespread Power Cuts
(AFP) – A fresh barrage of Russian missiles battered Ukraine on Thursday, wounding at least five people including a teenager and cutting electricity in the west.
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Ukraine Warns of New Ground Attack on Kyiv as Fresh Missile Barrage Causes Widespread Power Cuts
Ukraine is warning of another Russian offensive towards Kyiv (Kiev) in early 2023 as a fresh missile barrage causes power outages across the Eastern European country.
Macron Demands People Stop Spreading Panic About Potential Blackouts
Macron chastised public utility and energy companies for scaring the public with “absurd scenarios” of potential blackouts this winter.
VIDEO: Oregon Utility Companies Begin Power Cuts amid Wildfire Threat, 40K Possibly Affected
Oregon’s Portland General Electric (PGE) and Pacific Power are cutting power in several counties amid a high wind and wildfire threat, affecting approximately 40,000 people.
Cuba Arrests Mothers of 11-Year-Old Girls Beaten by Police
Communist Party authorities in Cuba arrested the mothers of two 11-year-old girls beaten by police last week while trying to defend the father of one of them from a violent assault by police during a protest, human rights activists confirmed on Wednesday.
Cuba: Police Beat Preteen Girls in Blackout Protests
Cuban police forces assaulted three girls, believed to be between 11 and 12 years old, on Friday during the second consecutive day of intense protests in Nuevitas, Camagüey, in the nation’s east.
Former Australian Prime Minister: ‘Climate Cult’ Is ‘Effectively New Religion’
Former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has told Israeli public radio that many politicians appear to be in the grip of a “climate cult” and are pursuing policies which will lead to “Third World-style blackouts” in the West.
Delingpole: Boris Johnson’s Looming Wind Disaster
Boris Johnson’s government is shuffling towards a gigantic cliff edge which has nothing to do with Brexit. The looming disaster can be summed up in one word: renewables.
UK Energy Firm Says Power Cut Was Not Caused by Cyberattack
LONDON (AP) — A power cut that affected a million people and caused travel chaos was not the result of a cyberattack, operators of Britain’s electricity network said Saturday.
UK: One Million People Affected by Major Power Cut, Travel Disrupted During Rush Hour
London (AFP) — Nearly one million people were affected by a major power outage for several hours across areas of England and Wales on Friday, including parts of London, causing rush-hour transportation chaos.
Kirkuk ‘Out of Water’ as Iraqi Mismanagement Following Kurdish Departure Takes Toll
Residents in Kirkuk, Iraq, are protesting that they have run “out of water,” joining a chorus of protests in cities like Basra over Baghdad’s inability to provide basic government services, the Kurdish outlet Rudaw reported on Wednesday.
