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Argentina: Massive Power Outage Strikes Buenos Aires Amid Heatwave Ahead of New Year’s Eve 4

A massive power outage hit Buenos Aires and surrounding suburbs late Tuesday, December 30, leaving tens of thousands users without electricity during an intense heatwave. The blackout was caused by a failure at Edesur’s Bosques substation and triggered widespread complaints under the hashtag #SinLuz, raising concerns as temperatures were forecast to climb near 39°C. Power was gradually restored overnight, with more than half of affected customers regaining service by early Wednesday

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Argentina: Massive Power Outage Strikes Buenos Aires Amid Heatwave Ahead of New Year’s Eve 3

A massive power outage hit Buenos Aires and surrounding suburbs late Tuesday, December 30, leaving tens of thousands users without electricity during an intense heatwave. The blackout was caused by a failure at Edesur’s Bosques substation and triggered widespread complaints under the hashtag #SinLuz, raising concerns as temperatures were forecast to climb near 39°C. Power was gradually restored overnight, with more than half of affected customers regaining service by early Wednesday

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STORM JOHANNES SWEDEN

Blown down trees over power lines are causing power outages in the wake of storm Johannes, which swept across northern Sweden with strong winds on Saturday, in Delsbo, Sweden on december 27, 2025.Photo: Tomas Bengtsson / TT / code: 10500

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Osaka expo after subway disruption

Motoharu Hori (R), head of operations at Osaka Metro, bows in apology during a press conference in Osaka on Aug. 14, 2025. The metro's Chuo Line, which offers sole access to the site of the World Exposition in Osaka and the city center, suspended its service the previous night due to a power failure, leaving some visitors stranded at the expo site all night.

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Power Transmission Lines Triggered a Nationwide Blackout - Iraq

Vehicles run on a darkened street after a power outage in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 11, 2025. A sudden failure in Iraq's power transmission lines on Monday triggered a nationwide blackout, the Electricity Ministry said. Photo by Khalil Dawood/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Transmission Lines Triggered a Nationwide Blackout - Iraq

A girl walks on a darkened street after a power outage in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 11, 2025. A sudden failure in Iraq's power transmission lines on Monday triggered a nationwide blackout, the Electricity Ministry said. Photo by Khalil Dawood/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Transmission Lines Triggered a Nationwide Blackout - Iraq

A boy rides a motorbike on a darkened street after a power outage in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 11, 2025. A sudden failure in Iraq's power transmission lines on Monday triggered a nationwide blackout, the Electricity Ministry said. Photo by Khalil Dawood/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Transmission Lines Triggered a Nationwide Blackout - Iraq

A boy reads in the darkness after a power outage in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 11, 2025. A sudden failure in Iraq's power transmission lines on Monday triggered a nationwide blackout, the Electricity Ministry said. Photo by Khalil Dawood/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Transmission Lines Triggered a Nationwide Blackout - Iraq

People walk on a darkened street after a power outage in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 11, 2025. A sudden failure in Iraq's power transmission lines on Monday triggered a nationwide blackout, the Electricity Ministry said. Photo by Khalil Dawood/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Transmission Lines Triggered a Nationwide Blackout - Iraq

People walk on a darkened street after a power outage in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 11, 2025. A sudden failure in Iraq's power transmission lines on Monday triggered a nationwide blackout, the Electricity Ministry said. Photo by Khalil Dawood/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vasque Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 1ST ARRONDISSEMENT. 25 JULY: THE OLYMPIC FLAME EXPERIENCES A SMALL POWER FAILURE... AND MUST RETURN TO THE TUILERIES GARDENS AT NIGHTFALL. Photo by Bruno De Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taiwan: Power Outage Hits Taoyuan Airport, Disrupting Flights

Parts of Terminal 2 at Taiwan's Taoyuan International Airport lost power at around 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12, disrupting operations and causing confusions among passengers. The cause of the outage is under investigation. Power was fully restored shortly after 1:00 p.m.

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Protest over top court's decision over ex-TEPCO executives

People stage a protest rally in Tokyo's Yoyogi Park on March 8, 2025, after Japan's top court recently rejected an appeal seeking criminal charges against three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. over their alleged failure to prevent the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Protest over top court's decision over ex-TEPCO executives

People stage a protest rally in Tokyo's Yoyogi Park on March 8, 2025, after Japan's top court recently rejected an appeal seeking criminal charges against three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. over their alleged failure to prevent the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Chile: People Cheer As Power Returns To Santiago After Major Blackout

A major power outage across Chile plunged the capital, Santiago, into darkness on Tuesday, February 25, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency and impose a night curfew. This video captures the cheers of people in Santiago as power was restored to the city.

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Chile: Commuters Walk Home In Santiago After Major Blackout

A crowd of commuters was seen walking home along La Alameda Avenue in central Santiago on Tuesday, February 25, after a major power outage hit Chile. The incident prompted a state of emergency and a nighttime curfew.

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Chile: Santiago Plunged Into Darkness Amid Major Power Outage 2

A major power outage across Chile plunged the capital, Santiago, into darkness on Tuesday, February 25, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency and impose a night curfew. This video captures the cheers of people in Santiago as power was restored to the city.

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Chile: Santiago Plunged Into Darkness Amid Major Power Outage

A major power outage across Chile plunged the capital, Santiago, into darkness on Tuesday, February 25, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency and impose a night curfew.

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Chile: Major Power Outage – Train Services Halted, Passengers Evacuated 3

A major power outage across Chile plunged the capital, Santiago, into darkness on Tuesday, February 25, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency and impose a night curfew. At metro stations, passengers were forced to evacuate as the outage caused the suspension of parts of the transport network.

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Chile: Major Power Outage – Train Services Halted, Passengers Evacuated 2

A major power outage across Chile plunged the capital, Santiago, into darkness on Tuesday, February 25, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency and impose a night curfew. At metro stations, passengers were forced to evacuate as the outage caused the suspension of parts of the transport network.

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Chile: Major Power Outage – Train Services Halted, Passengers Evacuated

A major power outage across Chile plunged the capital, Santiago, into darkness on Tuesday, February 25, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency and impose a night curfew. At metro stations, passengers were forced to evacuate as the outage caused the suspension of parts of the transport network.

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US: NYC Subway Service Disrupted After Power Failure

NYC subway service was severely disrupted due to a power outage at the Hoyt-Schermerhorn Streets station in Downtown Brooklyn on Wednesday, December 11. The incident affected service on the A, C, F, and G lines in Manhattan and Brooklyn for several hours.

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High-speed Trains Maintenance in Nanchang

NANCHANG, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - Workers braved high temperatures to overhaul a train's air-conditioned generator car in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China, Aug 8, 2024. Recently, many places in Jiangxi continue to have hot weather, the temperature in some areas have exceeded 40¡æ, and the local daily maximum temperature has broken through the local historical extreme value. In order to ensure the safe operation of passenger trains during the summer rush, Nanchang Depot of Southern Railway organized personnel to strengthen the inspection work of high-speed bus equipment and facilities, focusing on the inspection and maintenance of equipment prone to failure in high temperature weather, such as running parts, suspension parts, braking devices, upper service facilities, air conditioning power generation vehicles.

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High-speed Trains Maintenance in Nanchang

NANCHANG, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - Workers braved high temperatures to overhaul a train's air-conditioned generator car in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China, Aug 8, 2024. Recently, many places in Jiangxi continue to have hot weather, the temperature in some areas have exceeded 40¡æ, and the local daily maximum temperature has broken through the local historical extreme value. In order to ensure the safe operation of passenger trains during the summer rush, Nanchang Depot of Southern Railway organized personnel to strengthen the inspection work of high-speed bus equipment and facilities, focusing on the inspection and maintenance of equipment prone to failure in high temperature weather, such as running parts, suspension parts, braking devices, upper service facilities, air conditioning power generation vehicles.

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High-speed Trains Maintenance in Nanchang

NANCHANG, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - Workers braved high temperatures to overhaul a train's air-conditioned generator car in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China, Aug 8, 2024. Recently, many places in Jiangxi continue to have hot weather, the temperature in some areas have exceeded 40¡æ, and the local daily maximum temperature has broken through the local historical extreme value. In order to ensure the safe operation of passenger trains during the summer rush, Nanchang Depot of Southern Railway organized personnel to strengthen the inspection work of high-speed bus equipment and facilities, focusing on the inspection and maintenance of equipment prone to failure in high temperature weather, such as running parts, suspension parts, braking devices, upper service facilities, air conditioning power generation vehicles.

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High-speed Trains Maintenance in Nanchang

NANCHANG, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - Workers braved high temperatures to overhaul a train's air-conditioned generator car in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China, Aug 8, 2024. Recently, many places in Jiangxi continue to have hot weather, the temperature in some areas have exceeded 40¡æ, and the local daily maximum temperature has broken through the local historical extreme value. In order to ensure the safe operation of passenger trains during the summer rush, Nanchang Depot of Southern Railway organized personnel to strengthen the inspection work of high-speed bus equipment and facilities, focusing on the inspection and maintenance of equipment prone to failure in high temperature weather, such as running parts, suspension parts, braking devices, upper service facilities, air conditioning power generation vehicles.

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High-speed Trains Maintenance in Nanchang

NANCHANG, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - Workers braved high temperatures to overhaul a train's air-conditioned generator car in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China, Aug 8, 2024. Recently, many places in Jiangxi continue to have hot weather, the temperature in some areas have exceeded 40¡æ, and the local daily maximum temperature has broken through the local historical extreme value. In order to ensure the safe operation of passenger trains during the summer rush, Nanchang Depot of Southern Railway organized personnel to strengthen the inspection work of high-speed bus equipment and facilities, focusing on the inspection and maintenance of equipment prone to failure in high temperature weather, such as running parts, suspension parts, braking devices, upper service facilities, air conditioning power generation vehicles.

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High-speed Trains Maintenance in Nanchang

NANCHANG, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - Workers braved high temperatures to overhaul a train's air-conditioned generator car in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China, Aug 8, 2024. Recently, many places in Jiangxi continue to have hot weather, the temperature in some areas have exceeded 40¡æ, and the local daily maximum temperature has broken through the local historical extreme value. In order to ensure the safe operation of passenger trains during the summer rush, Nanchang Depot of Southern Railway organized personnel to strengthen the inspection work of high-speed bus equipment and facilities, focusing on the inspection and maintenance of equipment prone to failure in high temperature weather, such as running parts, suspension parts, braking devices, upper service facilities, air conditioning power generation vehicles.

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Power failure halts Tokyo-Osaka bullet train services

Photo taken on July 6, 2024, shows a Shinkansen bullet train being stopped near JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo after services between Tokyo and Osaka were suspended due to a power outage the same day.

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Power failure halts Tokyo-Osaka bullet train services

People wait for the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train service to resume at JR Shizuoka Station in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on July 6, 2024, after services between Tokyo and Osaka were suspended due to a power outage the same day.

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Ecuador: Nationwide Power Outage Hits After Power Line Failure

A power outage struck Ecuador on Wednesday afternoon, June 19 leaving the population of 18 million in the dark for several hours. The nationwide blackout affected the subway system in the capital Quito as well as traffic lights and other road signals. Public Works Minister Roberto Luque said on X that it was caused by a power transmission line failure.

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UK: Signal Failure Causes Disruptions At Major Train Stations In London

Chaos ensued after signal failure shut all lines between Milton Keynes Central and London Euston on Sunday, March 17. This video shows the inside of the Euston station packed with passengers. Some passengers were stuck for 3 hours, according to reports.

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UK: Signal Failure Causes Disruptions At Major Train Stations In London 2

Chaos ensued after signal failure shut all lines between Milton Keynes Central and London Euston on Sunday, March 17. This video shows the inside of the Euston station packed with passengers. Some passengers were stuck for 3 hours, according to reports.

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Intelligent fault repair system assists with stable power supply in E China

STORY: Intelligent fault repair system assists with stable power supply in E China SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 11, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:23 LOCATION: XUZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of landmarks in Xuzhou, Jiangsu 2. various of power grid maintenance 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): BAI JINHUA, Director of the Power Supply Service Command Center of the State Grid Xuzhou Power Supply Company STORYLINE: The State Grid Xuzhou Power Supply Company in east China's Jiangsu Province has recently built an intelligent fault repair system to ensure safe operation and prompt emergency response during the cold wave. When the power grid fails, its intelligent sensing system can automatically identify the fault area in time and restore power, reducing the power outage time by about 20 minutes compared with manual maintenance. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): BAI JINHUA, Director of the Power Supply Service Command Center of the State Grid Xuzhou Power Supply Company "In the past, power failure maintenance

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SRI LANKA-COUNTRYWIDE POWER FAILURE

(231209) -- COLOMBO, Dec. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A boy studies at home with the help of an oil lamp during a countrywide power failure in Gampaha, Sri Lanka on Dec. 9, 2023. TO GO WITH "Sri Lanka experiences countrywide power failure" (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)

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SRI LANKA-COUNTRYWIDE POWER FAILURE

(231209) -- COLOMBO, Dec. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman makes tea at home with the help of a mobile phone's flashlight during a countrywide power failure in Gampaha, Sri Lanka on Dec. 9, 2023. TO GO WITH "Sri Lanka experiences countrywide power failure" (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)

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Quran-burning raises concern about Sweden's NATO bid: Turkish FM

STORY: Quran-burning raises concern about Sweden's NATO bid: Turkish FM DATELINE: July 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the joint press conference of Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan with Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in the capital Ankara (courtesy of Turkish Foreign Ministry) 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): HAKAN FIDAN, Türkiye's Foreign Minister (courtesy of Turkish Foreign Ministry) 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): HAKAN FIDAN, Türkiye's Foreign Minister (courtesy of Turkish Foreign Ministry) STORYLINE: Sweden's failure to prevent provocations, including the recent burning of a Quran, raises concerns about Sweden's NATO bid, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Tuesday. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): HAKAN FIDAN, Türkiye's Foreign Minister "The fact that the Swedish security system is incapable of preventing provocations and that it presents an image that brings problems to NATO, not more power, obviously makes us think in

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