Earlier this year, Japan narrowly avoided a major blackout. PM Fumio Kishida wants to fire up nuclear plants again to deal with future shortages. Will the people of Japan back the move - after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011? Palki Sharma brings you a report.

Gravitas: Why Japan feels the need of nuclear power again

Australians have been warned to expect blackouts across the densely populated east coast on Tuesday, as an energy crisis grips one of the world's biggest coal and gas producers.

Top energy producer Australia braces for blackouts

Chinese power producers in Pakistan have threatened to shut down their power plants. The Pakistani government owes them well over $1 billion. Will Pakistan be pushed into another blackout? Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: Will Chinese power producers push Pakistan into a blackout?

Announcing a 13-hour daily power card due to a deepening economic crisis, Sri Lanka has now imposed a 36-hour national curfew which started from 6 pm today till Monday.

Sri Lanka faces 13-hour blackout, island nation imposes 36-hour curfew

Island nation of Sri Lanka is facing nationwide 13-hour-long power cuts from today and this comes as the economic crisis in the nation is expected to worsen even further.

Sri Lanka faces 13-hour blackout; hospitals halt surgery, runs out of life-saving medicines

Many parts of Europe have been knocked off the internet after it encountered massive “cyberattacks” at the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, news agency AFP reports.

‘Cyber Armageddon’ in Europe: Thousands go offline following Russia-Ukraine war, says report

Power began trickling back to the three central Asian countries which are Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. After one of the biggest blackouts in the region's history, millions of major cities of the three former soviet nations were left without power after an electricity grid accident.

Power began trickling back in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan after biggest ever blackout

Sri Lankans living in the island nation had quite a bizarre Friday (December 03) that all started with an early morning directive issued by the State Minister of Co-operative Services, Marketing Development and Consumer Protection, Lasantha Alagiyawanna, saying that the distribution and sale of LP gas cylinders has been suspended until further notice.

Sri Lanka plunges into darkness, overshadowing Omicron detection and LP gas suspension

After a day of complete blackout, Lebanon's power supply was restored to normal. 2 of the biggest power stations in Lebanon were shut down because of a fuel shortage.

Lebanon: Army provides gas oil to secure power for 3 days

Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao said on Wednesday a severe drought could lead to energy rationing in Brazil, contradicting other officials who have said that such a step would not be necessary.

Drought may force Brazil to ration power, says Vice President Mourao

Pakistan witnessed a 3-hour social media blackout as Islamist radicals tried taking the country hostage. Has Imran Khan exposed his hypocrisy on blocking the Internet? WION's Palki Sharma gets you a report.

Gravitas: Social media blackout in Pakistan

Netizens say the snowstorm in Texas was fake. It was supposedly part of a bigger conspiracy planned by Bill Gates. Many claim they have evidence. WION's Palki Sharma brings you a report

Gravitas: Was the Texas snowstorm fake?

After being swept by an unusual winter storm, Texas is facing a dire aftermath situation. 8.8 million people without water, at least 15,000 people still without electricity & rampant food shortages. Molly Gambhir tells you more.

Texas faces dire aftermath situation

The winter storm in Texas has killed at least 30. More than 200,000 homes are without power. Millions have been told to boil tap water. Can climate change be blamed for the crisis in Texas? WION's Palki Sharma brings you a report.

Gravitas: A brutal blast of winter weather leads to blackouts in Texas

Main private channel in Poland along with radio stations and newspapers observed a media blackout to protest against a proposed tax for non-state outlets. Poland's main news channel TVN participated in the move in opposition to the advertising tax.

Poland: Media outlets observe blackout to protest new ad tax

Inspite of the massive power blackout in Pakistan, Imran Khan government has planned to raise power tariff. The decision has been taken in view of increasing International Monetary Fund (IMF) debt.

Pakistan wants to hike power tariff despite recent massive blackout

Following the massive power blackout, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) information secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb slammed the Imran Khan-led government for becoming "habitual of blaming everything on PML-N and the opposition" and said that "when the ruler is a thief and incompetent, darkness becomes the destiny of the nation".

'Darkness becomes destiny of nation if ruler is a thief': PML-N slams Imran Khan

Pakistan was hit by a massive power blackout early Sunday -- with much of the country, including all major cities enveloped by a sheet of darkness. The blackout was caused by a fault in southern Pakistan at 11:41 pm local time on Saturday (1841 GMT), power minister Omar Ayub Khan tweeted, citing preliminary reports.

Pakistan hit by nationwide power blackout

Cities of Pakistan plunge into darkness on Saturday, following huge blackout due to fault in the power distribution system in the region.

Massive power outage in Pakistan following national grid breakdown

Indonesia's capital Jakarta and some neighbouring provinces on Java island have been hit by a major electricity outage after problems at a number of power stations on Java, the country's state power company PLN said in a statement on Sunday.

Indonesia capital hit by major power blackout

A wide swath of New York's Manhattan borough was plunged into darkness Saturday after a transformer explosion knocked out power to subways, stores and Broadway theatres, but the city's main utility said it had restored most power within hours.

Blackout disrupts Manhattan, darkens Broadway theatres

Power returned to much of Argentina and two neighboring countries following a massive blackout that left tens of millions in the dark on Sunday, but Argentine President Mauricio Macri said the cause of the "unprecedented" outage was still unclear.

Power mostly restored after massive blackout in Argentina & Uruguay, but questions remain

Vast portions of Venezuela remained in the dark on Wednesday as the second major blackout this month left the streets of Caracas mostly empty and residents wondering how long power would be out amid a deepening economic crisis.

Second major blackout leaves Venezuelans fearing power cuts will be the norm

Many regions in Venezuela including some areas in Caracas was hit by new blackout on Monday. The power cut occurred at 1:28 pm in the capital and the entire city centre was out of electricity.

Several regions in Venezuela face new blackout

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