About 20,000 still without electricity in San Francisco as crews work to restore
Power was restored Sunday morning to the bulk of the 130,000 homes and businesses in San Francisco impacted…
Largest Western Power outage in 15 years cuts essential mobile phone services in firegrounds
Volunteer firefighters were left without essential mobile communications while battling two serious fires in Western Australia’s Midwest over…
Smashed solar panels, no power, schools shut as south-east Queensland storm clean-up continues
Authorities are scrambling to restore vital services to south-east Queensland after severe thunderstorms downed powerlines and wiped out…
Rare blackout hits the Dominican Republic as crews scramble to restore power
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A rare blackout hit the entire Dominican Republic on Tuesday, snarling traffic…
Amazon cloud outage takes down many online services
LONDON (AP) — Amazon says a massive outage of its cloud computing service has been resolved as of…
Madagascar president dissolves lower house of parliament in midst of apparent coup attempt
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina dissolved the lower house of parliament on Tuesday, deepening the…
Thousands without power as ‘vigorous cold front’ causes wild weather across Tasmania
Thousands of homes are without power and ambulances are being diverted from a damaged hospital, as severe winds…
Ukraine power plant faces supply crisis
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Concerns are again mounting over the safety of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which…
Confusion over internet connectivity in Afghanistan after outage
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Confusion surrounds the state of internet connectivity in Afghanistan, after some networks were apparently restored…
Taliban deny internet ban in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban government on Wednesday rejected reports of a nationwide internet ban in Afghanistan, saying…
Nexstar and Sinclair bring Jimmy Kimmel’s show back to local TV stations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nexstar Media Group joined Sinclair Broadcast Group in bringing Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show…
Madagascar imposes curfew after protests over water and power cuts
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — The government of the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar on Thursday imposed a nighttime…