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Cuba Runs Out Of Fuel Amid Iran Crisis, 20-Hour Power Cuts Follow
Cuba has installed 1,300 megawatts of solar power over the past two years, but much of that capacity is lost to grid instability amid fuel shortages.
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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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Angry Sun Puts India At Risk, ISRO Warns Of Strong Radio Blackout
The Sun is angry again, unleashing a series of powerful solar flares that have triggered warnings from space agencies across the world, including India's ISRO, which is closely monitoring the situation for potential strong radio blackout conditions.
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Sun Unleashes Strongest Flare of 2025, Causing Global Radio Blackouts
On Nov. 11, 2025, the Sun erupted with an X5.1-class flare, disrupting shortwave communications across Africa and Europe. The flare’s X-rays and UV radiation ionized Earth’s upper atmosphere, causing R3-level radio blackouts. NOAA warned that a coronal mass ejection could reach Earth on Nov. 12, potentially triggering strong geomagnetic storms ...
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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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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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Cuba Runs Out Of Fuel Amid Iran Crisis, 20-Hour Power Cuts Follow
Cuba has installed 1,300 megawatts of solar power over the past two years, but much of that capacity is lost to grid instability amid fuel shortages.
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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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Angry Sun Puts India At Risk, ISRO Warns Of Strong Radio Blackout
The Sun is angry again, unleashing a series of powerful solar flares that have triggered warnings from space agencies across the world, including India's ISRO, which is closely monitoring the situation for potential strong radio blackout conditions.
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Sun Unleashes Strongest Flare of 2025, Causing Global Radio Blackouts
On Nov. 11, 2025, the Sun erupted with an X5.1-class flare, disrupting shortwave communications across Africa and Europe. The flare’s X-rays and UV radiation ionized Earth’s upper atmosphere, causing R3-level radio blackouts. NOAA warned that a coronal mass ejection could reach Earth on Nov. 12, potentially triggering strong geomagnetic storms ...
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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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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.
