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Cuba Hit By Serious Power Outage

NFK Editors — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 06:30:28 +0000

Cuba is facing a serious power problem. On Friday, the entire island lost electricity. As of Monday, much of the island was still without power. The blackout shows how much work is needed to improve Cuba's electricity system. Making things worse, parts of the island were hit by a hurricane on Sunday.

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Blackout Leaves Most of Pakistan in the Dark

NFK Editors — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 06:30:08 +0000

Pakistan was thrown into darkness on Saturday as a major problem near its largest power plant triggered a collapse of the entire electrical grid. Most of the country's 210 million people were left without power.

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News Roundup: Blackouts, Electric Trucks, and Other News

NFK Editors — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 11:30:48 +0000

In today's news roundup, Venezuela has another huge power outage, Puerto Rico's governor agrees to quit, an electric truck pulls a million-pound train, and the sender of a 50 year old message-in-a-bottle is found.

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Power Outage in New York City

NFK Editors — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 11:30:33 +0000

The electricity went out in a large part of New York City on Saturday night, closing down theaters and leaving people trapped in elevators and subways for a short time.

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Massive Power Failure in South America

NFK Editors — Mon, 17 Jun 2019 11:30:15 +0000

A massive power failure has struck several countries in South America, leaving millions of people without electricity for nearly a day. No one is sure yet what caused the blackout.

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