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Sun Erupts with Powerful Solar Flare, Sending Plasma Toward Earth
The Sun unleashed an M5.7-class Solar Flare on May 10, 2026, disrupting high-frequency radio communications and launching a coronal mass ejection toward Earth. Scientists predict the incoming plasma could trigger a minor geomagnetic storm and brighten auroras across northern regions. The event highlights the Sun’s increasing activity as it approa...
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Opinion | Pakistan Is Juggling Blackouts And Iran Diplomacy
Pakistan is witnessing hours of power cuts driven by poor decision-making of the government officials and not the war in the Gulf alone.
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Fed-Up Customer Buys Airtel Black Domain, Roasts Brand With A Dhurandhar Jab
A frustrated Airtel customer bought the Airtel Black domain, narrated their customer experience, added complaints from others, and roasted the brand hard
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30 Days Into Internet Blackout, Iranians Get War Updates From Friends
While the domestic intranet remains operational -- supporting local messaging apps, banking platforms and other services -- access to the global internet has been severely restricted.
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Cuba Goes Dark: Satellite Images Reveal Power System Buckling Under Oil Shortages
A comparison of NASA's Black Marble nighttime satellite imagery reveals a large part of the country going dark on March 22, compared with the same date last year.
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Iran Arrests 466 Over Online Activities Amid War With US And Israel
Iranian authorities have arrested more than hundreds over online activities that they consider to sow "propaganda in favour of the enemy".
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Cuba Begins Power Restoration After Second Blackout Amid US Oil Blockade
Cuban authorities started to gradually restore power to the island Sunday after the second nationwide blackout in a week, as the grid struggles due to an aging infrastructure and a US oil blockade.
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What Is "Blackout Challenge"? All About Deadly Trend That Took Life Of Texas Girl
While this may appear to some as merely a challenge, it is, in reality, extremely hazardous and poses serious health risks.
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Texas Girl, 9, Dies Doing 'Blackout' Social Media Challenge, Parents Issue Warning: 'Check On Your Child'
JackLynn Blackwell, 9, died participating in the blackout challenge on social media, which involves restricting oxygen until one passes out.
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From Pagers To Walkie-Talkies: Russians Seek Offline Ways To Communicate Amid Internet Blackout
These "old school" communication and navigation methods are being used as workarounds for widespread, prolonged mobile internet blackouts across the country.
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Over 5,000 Killed In Iran's Crackdown On Nationwide Protests: Activists
The toll in Iran's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests has reached at least 5,002 people killed, activists said Friday, warning many more were feared dead
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Burned Buildings, Smashed ATMs: Iranians Describe Chaos In First Calls Abroad
Iranians made phone calls abroad for the first time in days Tuesday after authorities severed communications during a crackdown on nationwide protests that activists say killed at least 646 people.
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Iranians Able To Make Some International Calls, Internet Blackout Continues
Mobile phones in Iran were able to call abroad Tuesday after a crackdown on nationwide protests in which the internet and international calls were cut.
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"He's Very Good At That": Trump Plans To Speak To Musk To Restore Internet In Iran
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he plans to speak with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk about restoring internet in Iran, where authorities blacked out service amid ongoing anti-government protests.
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Iran Warns US Military, Israel Of Retaliation "If America Strikes"
Iran's parliament speaker warned the US military and Israel would be "legitimate targets" if America strikes the Islamic Republic, as threatened by President Donald Trump.
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Sun Erupts with Powerful Solar Flare, Sending Plasma Toward Earth
The Sun unleashed an M5.7-class Solar Flare on May 10, 2026, disrupting high-frequency radio communications and launching a coronal mass ejection toward Earth. Scientists predict the incoming plasma could trigger a minor geomagnetic storm and brighten auroras across northern regions. The event highlights the Sun’s increasing activity as it approa...
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Opinion | Pakistan Is Juggling Blackouts And Iran Diplomacy
Pakistan is witnessing hours of power cuts driven by poor decision-making of the government officials and not the war in the Gulf alone.
-
Fed-Up Customer Buys Airtel Black Domain, Roasts Brand With A Dhurandhar Jab
A frustrated Airtel customer bought the Airtel Black domain, narrated their customer experience, added complaints from others, and roasted the brand hard
-
30 Days Into Internet Blackout, Iranians Get War Updates From Friends
While the domestic intranet remains operational -- supporting local messaging apps, banking platforms and other services -- access to the global internet has been severely restricted.
-
Cuba Goes Dark: Satellite Images Reveal Power System Buckling Under Oil Shortages
A comparison of NASA's Black Marble nighttime satellite imagery reveals a large part of the country going dark on March 22, compared with the same date last year.
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Iran Arrests 466 Over Online Activities Amid War With US And Israel
Iranian authorities have arrested more than hundreds over online activities that they consider to sow "propaganda in favour of the enemy".
-
Cuba Begins Power Restoration After Second Blackout Amid US Oil Blockade
Cuban authorities started to gradually restore power to the island Sunday after the second nationwide blackout in a week, as the grid struggles due to an aging infrastructure and a US oil blockade.
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What Is "Blackout Challenge"? All About Deadly Trend That Took Life Of Texas Girl
While this may appear to some as merely a challenge, it is, in reality, extremely hazardous and poses serious health risks.
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Texas Girl, 9, Dies Doing 'Blackout' Social Media Challenge, Parents Issue Warning: 'Check On Your Child'
JackLynn Blackwell, 9, died participating in the blackout challenge on social media, which involves restricting oxygen until one passes out.
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From Pagers To Walkie-Talkies: Russians Seek Offline Ways To Communicate Amid Internet Blackout
These "old school" communication and navigation methods are being used as workarounds for widespread, prolonged mobile internet blackouts across the country.
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Over 5,000 Killed In Iran's Crackdown On Nationwide Protests: Activists
The toll in Iran's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests has reached at least 5,002 people killed, activists said Friday, warning many more were feared dead
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Burned Buildings, Smashed ATMs: Iranians Describe Chaos In First Calls Abroad
Iranians made phone calls abroad for the first time in days Tuesday after authorities severed communications during a crackdown on nationwide protests that activists say killed at least 646 people.
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Iranians Able To Make Some International Calls, Internet Blackout Continues
Mobile phones in Iran were able to call abroad Tuesday after a crackdown on nationwide protests in which the internet and international calls were cut.
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"He's Very Good At That": Trump Plans To Speak To Musk To Restore Internet In Iran
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he plans to speak with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk about restoring internet in Iran, where authorities blacked out service amid ongoing anti-government protests.
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Iran Warns US Military, Israel Of Retaliation "If America Strikes"
Iran's parliament speaker warned the US military and Israel would be "legitimate targets" if America strikes the Islamic Republic, as threatened by President Donald Trump.
