Ukrainians brace for blackouts, hard winter after Russia pummels power grid
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Liubov Palii was sitting at her computer when the lights went off in her one-bedroom apartment after Russian strikes pummelled Ukraine’s energy network. She started to play with her four-month-old baby boy, Vova, by the light of her mobile phone. “When this happens, we just play together in the bed, lay together, […]
Havana protests flare for second night as government scrambles to turn on lights
Havana, Cuba Reuters Crews restored power to more neighborhoods across Havana on Saturday after a second day of protests over ongoing blackouts in Cuba’s capital, including some of the largest demonstrations since widespread anti-government rallies in July, 2021. At least one of the protests Friday night in the western seaside borough of Playa swelled in […]
Cuba turns lights back on in parts of Havana, elsewhere still dark after Ian
Havana, Cuba Reuters Cuba had begun to progressively restore power to the capital Havana by early on Thursday, according to Reuters witnesses and official reports, but vast swaths of the Caribbean island nation still remained in the dark following the passage of Hurricane Ian. Much of the island of 11 million people was entering its […]
Ukraine hails snowballing offensive, blames Russia for blackouts
Updated: 12:30pm (AEST) Kyiv/Kharkiv,Ukraine Reuters Ukrainian forces kept pushing north in the Kharkiv region and advancing to its south and east, Ukraine’s army chief said on Sunday, a day after their rapid surge forward drove Russia to abandon its main bastion in the area. Ukrainian officials accused retreating Russian forces of launching retaliatory attacks on […]
Combatting power outages: ‘Community Lighthouses’ powered by the sun and volunteers
REBECCA SANTANA, of Associated Press, reports on how a project involving local churches in south-east Louisiana is helping people who are vulnerable during power outages…
Havana announces blackouts, cancels carnival as crisis deepens
Havana, Cuba Reuters The Cuban capital of Havana will begin electricity blackouts in August, has cancelled carnival and is taking other measures as the country’s energy crisis worsens, state media reported on Saturday. The capital, home to a fifth of the population of 11.2 million and centre of economic activity in Cuba, had been spared […]
Sri Lanka suffers long power cuts as currency shortage makes fuel scarce
Colombo, Sri Lanka Reuters Sri Lankans faced 10-hour power cuts on Wednesday and warnings of longer blackouts on Thursday, as a deepening economic crisis roiled markets and the electricity regulator urged more than a million government employees to work from home to save fuel. The island nation has been unable to pay for fuel shipments […]