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Power outage affects 2.1 million people in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Published on: October 15, 2024
10:08

Brasilia, Oct 15 (Prensa Latina) Brazil's National Electric Energy Company (ENEL) requested international assistance on Tuesday to reverse the blackout that left 2.1 million people without power in the capital and the metropolitan area of Sao Paulo.

Lightning may be the cause of recent blackout in Sri Lanka

Published on: December 10, 2023
09:37

Colombo, Dec 10 (Prensa Latina) A lightning strike may have been the cause of the fault in the transmission line that caused the widespread power outage in Sri Lanka the day before, authorities said.

Austria alerts of general shortages of electric powerAccording to the

Published on: December 28, 2022
09:54

Vienna, Dec 28 (Prensa Latina) The Austrian Defense Minister, Klaudia Tanner, indicated that her government is preparing for a possible blackout in the country due to growing energy insecurity in the region.

Snowden weighs in on temporary social media blackout

Published on: October 5, 2021
09:03

Moscow, Oct 5 (Prensa Latina) Edward Snowden, US computer expert who has been granted political asylum in Russia, invited his audience on Twitter to reflect on the future of Internet and social networks should it disappear, local media highlighted.

Cuba recovers power service after blackout in eastern provinces

Published on: September 18, 2021
08:38

Havana, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) Cuba progressively recovers today electricity generation in the eastern provinces that were blacked out due to a breakdown in one of the main national grids of the country.

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