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Blackouts Around The World As Strongest Solar Flare Of 2025 Hits Earth, Experts Say "More To Come"
This powerful eruption sent streams of plasma and charged particles into space, contributing to widespread shortwave radio blackouts across multiple continents.
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Powerful Solar Flare Disrupts Radio Signals And Poses Global Infrastructure Risks
A powerful X-class solar flare erupted, causing shortwave radio blackouts over the Atlantic, South America, and Africa.
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Solar Storm 14,300 Years Ago Created Radiocarbon Spike, Scientists Find
A team of scientists has discovered a huge spike in radiocarbon levels 14,300 years ago by analyzing ancient tree rings found in the French Alps.
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From US To India, A Hot, Deadly Summer Is Coming With Frequent Blackouts
Global power grids are about to face their biggest test in decades with electricity generation strangled in the world's largest economies.
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Amid Blackout Concern, Coal Shortage Fears, Centre's Assurance: 10 Points
The huge coal shortage affecting power plants will be handled in the next few days, the Centre said as several states, including Delhi, raised concerns over impending blackouts. The shortage is due to a hike in global coal prices, the Centre said.
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Facebook Highlights 2020 in Review Across 6 Themes and Top 10 Pop Culture Moments
Facebook has highlighted its 2020 in review across six themes — Icons, Social Awakening, COVID-19, Global Politics, Environmental Causes, and Faith and Community. Facebook also curated its top 10 Pop Culture Moments for the first time this year. The data reflects activities between January 1 and October 31, 2020.
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Tenet Moves Past $200 Million Globally, as Mulan Disappoints in China Debut
Tenet has now grossed $207 million at the worldwide box office. Mulan debuted over the weekend in its most crucial market: China. But it was an unimpressive one as Mulan brought in just $23 million in China.
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Jammu And Kashmir's First Global Investor Summit Postponed, Say Sources
The first Jammu and Kashmir investors' summit, set to be held in Srinagar in October, has been postponed, state government sources said on Thursday.
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Mystery Behind Why Satellites Lose GPS Connection Solved
'Thunderstorms' in the ionosphere are to blame for the black out of the Global Positioning System (GPS) on low-orbiting satellites when they fly over the equator between Africa and South America, a new study has found.
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Energy price reforms no quick fix for India's blackouts
The government last week set out a formula that could double gas prices from next April to around $8.40 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), bringing them nearer to globally traded prices in a bid to lift imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and spur investment in local output.
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Global hacking network 'Anonymous' declares Internet war on Syria
Global hacking network Anonymous said it will shut down Syrian government websites around the world in response to a countrywide Internet blackout believe aimed at silencing the opposition to President Bashar al-Assad.
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Media urges ICC to intervene in coverage dispute
The News Media Coalition, writing on behalf of a group of news agencies, newspapers and publishers, urged the International Cricket Council to "use its influence and global standing" to persuade the BCCI to lift the curbs which have triggered a text and photo blackout of the series.
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Dell takes swipe at Indian way of doing business
A combination of power blackouts, uncertain tax rules and contracts that are not honoured make India a difficult place to do business, a senior Dell Inc executive said on Friday in unusually blunt comments by a foreign investor. "Doing business in India is difficult because the problem is there are too many decision makers," Amit Midha, president o...
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Hacker group might target internet today: Interpol Chief
Interpol Chief Ronald Noble on Friday warned that a group of hackers might try to shut down internet service today. "Operation Global Blackout 2012 looks to shut down the internet for a whole day on Saturday by disabling its core DNS servers, making websites inaccessible," Noble said here. He said the hacker group 'Anonymous' is protesting against ...
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Blackouts Around The World As Strongest Solar Flare Of 2025 Hits Earth, Experts Say "More To Come"
This powerful eruption sent streams of plasma and charged particles into space, contributing to widespread shortwave radio blackouts across multiple continents.
-
Powerful Solar Flare Disrupts Radio Signals And Poses Global Infrastructure Risks
A powerful X-class solar flare erupted, causing shortwave radio blackouts over the Atlantic, South America, and Africa.
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Solar Storm 14,300 Years Ago Created Radiocarbon Spike, Scientists Find
A team of scientists has discovered a huge spike in radiocarbon levels 14,300 years ago by analyzing ancient tree rings found in the French Alps.
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From US To India, A Hot, Deadly Summer Is Coming With Frequent Blackouts
Global power grids are about to face their biggest test in decades with electricity generation strangled in the world's largest economies.
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Amid Blackout Concern, Coal Shortage Fears, Centre's Assurance: 10 Points
The huge coal shortage affecting power plants will be handled in the next few days, the Centre said as several states, including Delhi, raised concerns over impending blackouts. The shortage is due to a hike in global coal prices, the Centre said.
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Facebook Highlights 2020 in Review Across 6 Themes and Top 10 Pop Culture Moments
Facebook has highlighted its 2020 in review across six themes — Icons, Social Awakening, COVID-19, Global Politics, Environmental Causes, and Faith and Community. Facebook also curated its top 10 Pop Culture Moments for the first time this year. The data reflects activities between January 1 and October 31, 2020.
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Tenet Moves Past $200 Million Globally, as Mulan Disappoints in China Debut
Tenet has now grossed $207 million at the worldwide box office. Mulan debuted over the weekend in its most crucial market: China. But it was an unimpressive one as Mulan brought in just $23 million in China.
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Jammu And Kashmir's First Global Investor Summit Postponed, Say Sources
The first Jammu and Kashmir investors' summit, set to be held in Srinagar in October, has been postponed, state government sources said on Thursday.
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Mystery Behind Why Satellites Lose GPS Connection Solved
'Thunderstorms' in the ionosphere are to blame for the black out of the Global Positioning System (GPS) on low-orbiting satellites when they fly over the equator between Africa and South America, a new study has found.
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Energy price reforms no quick fix for India's blackouts
The government last week set out a formula that could double gas prices from next April to around $8.40 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), bringing them nearer to globally traded prices in a bid to lift imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and spur investment in local output.
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Global hacking network 'Anonymous' declares Internet war on Syria
Global hacking network Anonymous said it will shut down Syrian government websites around the world in response to a countrywide Internet blackout believe aimed at silencing the opposition to President Bashar al-Assad.
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Media urges ICC to intervene in coverage dispute
The News Media Coalition, writing on behalf of a group of news agencies, newspapers and publishers, urged the International Cricket Council to "use its influence and global standing" to persuade the BCCI to lift the curbs which have triggered a text and photo blackout of the series.
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Dell takes swipe at Indian way of doing business
A combination of power blackouts, uncertain tax rules and contracts that are not honoured make India a difficult place to do business, a senior Dell Inc executive said on Friday in unusually blunt comments by a foreign investor. "Doing business in India is difficult because the problem is there are too many decision makers," Amit Midha, president o...
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Hacker group might target internet today: Interpol Chief
Interpol Chief Ronald Noble on Friday warned that a group of hackers might try to shut down internet service today. "Operation Global Blackout 2012 looks to shut down the internet for a whole day on Saturday by disabling its core DNS servers, making websites inaccessible," Noble said here. He said the hacker group 'Anonymous' is protesting against ...
