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California reports over 120,000 power outages after heavy rain, hurricane
Updated : 9 hours, 30 min ago IST
Utility company Pacific Gas and Electric said the storm system "exceeded all expectations," damaging electric infrastructure and knocking out power to thousands. The company said its crews are working as quickly as possible to assess equipment damaged by the storm.
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Pakistan: Traders hold shutter-down strike in response to prolonged, unsch
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
Chairman of the Shinkiari Traders' Association Alamgir Shah, said: "Our businesses are already suffering from record inflation and are badly hit by the daylong load-shedding as well to our misery."
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Protests in PoK's Gilgit-Baltistan over wheat, electricity shortage
Updated : 3 weeks ago IST
In Gilgit Baltistan, many residents including women gathered at the intersection and blocked Shahrah-i-Quaid-i-Azam to protest up to 22 hours of daily power outages in their area.
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Pakistan: Locals in Peshawar protest long power cuts, poor roads
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
Locals at Chitral in Peshawar protested against power outages and dilapidated conditions of roads in their district on Sunday, the Dawn reported, adding that the protesters claimed that the government had not paid attention to their demands.
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Protests in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan due to power outages, wheat shorta
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The protesters marched with lanterns and chanted slogans against the government in the town's Hussaini Chowk, according to Dawn.
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Afghanistan: Kabul residents complain of power shortage as winter approach
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Ahead of approaching winter, residents of Kabul expressed concerns over the power shortages as they complained of getting only seven to eight hours of electricity every day. Kabul residents said they are living miserable lives as the authorities in the country do not pay heed to frequent pow
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Explosions heard in Kyiv
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Explosions were heard in Kyiv early on Monday morning, days after Russia blamed Ukraine for a drone attack on its Black Sea Fleet.
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Hurricane Ian pummels US state of Florida, put millions in dark
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Florida [US], September 30 (ANI): Following a landfall on Wednesday, Hurricane Ian has caused severe destruction across the US State of Florida, leaving more than 2.5 million homes and businesses without power, media reports said.
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Beijing's manufacturing units hit hard amid covid outbreak, power outages
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Beijing [China], September 5 (ANI): Amid a continuing onslaught of the coronavirus, power shortages caused by record heatwaves have hit hard China's manufacturing sector as activity remained in contraction and the outlook remained bleak.
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After brief period of suspension, internet and mobile services restored in
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], August 27 (ANI): Amid devastating floods across Pakistan and frequent power outages, the internet and mobile services in Balochistan were restored on Friday after hours of suspension, the country's telecommunication regulator, Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) said. The cou
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Troubled Chinese economy worsens due to heatwave caused by anti-environmen
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 24 (ANI): China has been witnessing heatwave-caused droughts, heavy rainfalls, power outages, and supply chain disturbances resulting in a serious impact on China's economy, owing to anti-environment policies for decades.
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China: Sichuan experiencing severe power outages amid drought, heat waves
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 23 (ANI): China's Sichuan province is experiencing severe power outages due to water shortages amid drought and heat waves.
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