Monday’s monster outage saw the entire Iberian Peninsula lose power. In Lisbon, the metro was shut down, ATMs and traffic lights stopped working, and phone and internet traffic was disrupted.
The cause of the blackout was a “very strong…
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Why is Trump handing victory to Russia in peace negotiations with Ukraine? (Letters)
Are we handing victory to Russia?
Re: “Trump says Zelenskyy is prolonging conflict,” April 24 news story
Today, your lead is another lie from President Donald Trump. Sadly, we can expect no truth or facts from him or anyone in his orbit.
I…
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What’s Putin trying to achieve by calling a three-day ceasefire?
When is a ceasefire a genuine attempt to secure peace? And when is it simply PR?
It’s a question that’s been asked a lot lately.
Mostly in relation to Russia’s president.
Short ceasefires are becoming quite the Kremlin thing.
First, Vladimir Putin…
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Major power outage in Spain and Portugal knocks out subway networks, traffic lights and ATMs
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A blackout brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill Monday, halting subway and railway trains, cutting phone service and shutting down traffic lights and ATMs for…
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Spain tops workplace productivity in Europe while unemployment rises
New research conducted by Opinion Matters for workplace experience and digital services company Ricoh Europe has revealed that Spain has the highest workplace productivity in Europe. The study surveyed 1,800 decision-makers and 7,000 workers…
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Germany Slams Idea of Splitting Europe’s Power Market Into Zones
Germany remains committed to a single power market in its area and doesn’t like the recommendation from a new report to split the market into five separate bidding zones.
Entso-e, the association of EU transmission system operators,…
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Man airlifted from Japan’s Mount Fuji returns to slope days later and rescued again
TOKYO — A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan’s Mount Fuji last week returned to the slope and was rescued for a second time just four days later, authorities said Monday.
Officials urged people to be aware of…
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The USA and Ukraine may sign a resource agreement as early as this week, the Financial Times has quoted sources as saying
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Vatican Sets Date for Papal Conclave
The conclave to elect Pope Francis‘ successor will start on May 7, the Vatican said on Monday following a closed-door meeting of cardinals at the Vatican, the first since Francis’ funeral on Saturday.
The secretive conclave, in which…
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A man airlifted from Japan’s Mount Fuji returns to the slope days later and is rescued again
TOKYO (AP) — A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan’s Mount Fuji last week returned to the slope and was rescued for a second time just four days later, authorities said…
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