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Power gradually returns in Spain and Portugal, cause of outage remains unknown 29 Apr 2025 - 12:23 pm
A cyclist rides near an electrical substation in Burgos on April 28, 2025, during a massive power cut affecting the entire Iberian peninsula and the south of France. Photo by CESAR MANSO / AFP.
Blackout plunges Spain into chaotic night of darkness 29 Apr 2025 - 12:20 pm
This photograph shows the 25th April bridge over the Tagus river with the lights off following a massive power cut affecting the entire Iberian peninsula and the south of France, in Lisbon on April 28, 2025. Photo by Patricia DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP.
Trump boasts of 'fun' 100 days, but Americans disenchanted 29 Apr 2025 - 11:31 am
US President Donald Trump arrives for an event celebrating the Philadelphia Eagles, 2025 Super Bowl champions, at the White House on April 28, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jim Watson / AFP)
Carney's Liberals win Canada election defined by Trump 29 Apr 2025 - 09:37 am
Canada's PM and Liberal Party leader Mark Carney speaks at a victory party in Ottawa, Ontario on April 29, 2025. (Photo by Dave Chan / AFP)
Bulgaria sells €4 billion in bonds, its biggest-ever Euro debt haul 28 Apr 2025 - 11:40 pm
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov’s minority government is looking to secure funding for its budget gap. (Photo by Simon Wohlfahrt/Bloomberg)
Rubio tells Russian counterpart time to end 'senseless war': US 28 Apr 2025 - 11:13 pm
Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a White House meeting earlier this month. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
Kyrgyzstan to supply 600 mln cubic meters of water to Kazakhstan 28 Apr 2025 - 11:11 pm
View from Astana, Kazakhstan. File photo for representational purposes only.
Over 200 Nigerian migrants deported from Libya IOM 28 Apr 2025 - 10:38 pm
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Japan developing an AI system for meat safety checks 28 Apr 2025 - 10:09 pm
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Jordan receives Pakistani medical supplies for Gaza field hospitals 28 Apr 2025 - 09:56 pm
A Palestinian receives treatment at a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) health center, west of Gaza City, amid a shortage of medicine due to Israel's continued closure of the border crossings in the Gaza Strip, on April 28, 2025. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
Indonesia's Jakarta-Bandung HSR transports 9 mln passengers since launch 28 Apr 2025 - 09:53 pm
Passengers transfer at Padalarang Station of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Padalarang, Indonesia, March 29, 2025. (Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua)
Namibia's economy expected to grow 3.8 pct in 2025 central bank 28 Apr 2025 - 09:47 pm
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Internet disrupted in Morocco after Spain power outage 28 Apr 2025 - 09:40 pm
A waiter gives change by the light of her phone in a bar during a massive power cut affecting the entire Iberian peninsula and the south of France, in Hernani on April 28, 2025. (Photo by ANDER GILLENEA / AFP)
Yemen's Houthi media says 68 killed in US strikes on migrant centre 28 Apr 2025 - 09:26 pm
Yemeni rescuers transport the body of a victim from the rubble of a building hit in US strikes in the northern province of Saada on April 28, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Russia announces three-day truce with Ukraine in May 28 Apr 2025 - 09:02 pm
Ukrainian servicemen of the Skala regiment artillery unit fire an M109 howitzer toward Russian positions, in an undisclosed area, in the eastern Donetsk region, on April 23, 2025. (Photo by Roman Pilipey / AFP)
Spain aims to restore power nationwide 'soon': PM 28 Apr 2025 - 08:53 pm
A waiter gives change by the light of her phone in a bar during a massive power cut affecting the entire Iberian peninsula and the south of France, in Hernani on April 28, 2025. (Photo by Ander Gillenea / AFP)
Philippines denies 'irresponsible' Chinese report on disputed reef 28 Apr 2025 - 08:47 pm
A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) projectile is launched as part of a counter-landing live fire exercise during the annual US-Philippines joint military
Thai central bank announces new standards to strengthen financial crime prevention 28 Apr 2025 - 08:40 pm
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