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Americas 1 week ago

Cuba suffers its second nationwide blackout in week

Cuba plunged into darkness for the second time in less than a week on Saturday after its national power network failed again, strained by aging infrastructure and a US oil blockade.

Archipelago 1 month ago

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Aceh still suffers from blackouts, evacuees lack clean water supplies

Difficult terrains make it more difficult for PT PLN workers to resume electritiy supply to several villages because they cannot reach those villeages due to collapsed roads and damaged bridges.

Archipelago 7 months ago

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Spanish man dies while spearfishing in North Bali

Police suspected that the victim experienced a blackout or oxygen deprivation while spearfishing at depth, due to insufficient or inadequate equipment.

Academia 11 months ago

Myanmar’s quake exposes the junta’s most inhumane weapon: Silence

Any aid or infrastructure must be safeguarded from being exploited by the Myanmar military junta as tools of control.

Tech 1 year ago

Microsoft outage raises questions about tech dependency

The tech giant blamed the problems on CrowdStrike, but industry insiders warned that the issue stems from entrusting the digital world to just a few key companies.

Archipelago 1 year ago

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Massive blackout across Sumatra disrupts business, daily activities

Businesses across Sumatra suffered losses after a massive power outage affected most provinces on the island for two days, which PLN blamed on a power disruption on a high-voltage power line in South Sumatra.

Archipelago 1 year ago

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PLN West Sumatra offers 10% discount after power outage

The state-owned electricity company will grant the discount to certain customers in West Sumatra, as the province's governor calls for a prompt solution to the power issue.

Economy 1 year ago

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Massive blackout leaves hundreds of koi dead in Sumatra

Ornamental fish breeders expect electricity company PLN to make up for the damage caused to their business.

Americas 2 years ago

Meta faces backlash over Canada news block as wildfires rage

The situation "is dangerous," said Kelsey Worth, 35, one of nearly 20,000 residents of Yellowknife and thousands more in small towns ordered to evacuate the Northwest Territories as wildfires advanced.

Science & Tech 3 years ago

Humor greets WhatsApp outage in Indonesia

Some users were thankful for the outage, which gave them temporary relief from nonstop work notifications.

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