Thailand has cut electricity supplies to a Myanmar border township home to a billion-dollar Chinese-backed development that analysts say is a front for illegal gambling and online scam operations.

Thailand cuts power to Chinese-backed den of illegal gambling, online scams in Myanmar

The regular power supply at the Philippines's biggest international airport has been restored, said the airport authority, after a massive nine-hour outage led to the cancellations of at least 48 Cebu Pacific domestic flights on Monday.

Philippine airport power supply restored after outage leaves thousands stranded

More than half of the households in Argentina plunged into darkness for two hours after the national electricity grid was affected by the fire on Wednesday. The capital city Buenos Aires, along with other major cities and large areas in the countryside, were partly or wholly affected.

More than half of Argentina plunges into darkness as fire knocks out power grid

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Thousands of people were left in a blackout and flights were grounded in New Zealand on Monday as the north of the country was lashed by a tropical storm called "Gabrielle".

More than 58,000 left without power as Cyclone Gabrielle batters New Zealand

Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Saturday said that a serious accident took place at a high-voltage substation which led to widespread power outages in and around Odesa, the southern port city of Ukraine.

New blow to power grid in Ukraine after major accident in Odesa, says PM

Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan's prime minister, apologised to the nation for the countrywide power outage. He vowed to fix the inconvenience that sank more than a million citizens of Pakistan into darkness.

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif apologises for nationwide power outage

Pakistan faced a major power breakdown on Monday due to a "frequency variation" in the national grid, leaving millions of people in the country, including capital Islamabad and financial hub Karachi, without electricity. Neha Khanna brings you more insights.

Pakistan suffers major power outage after grid failure

Pakistan is without power for the second time in three months. All major cities in the country spend the entire day with no electricity supply. According to Pakistan's Energy Minister, the grid went down in the morning.

Pakistan: No electricity in the country's major cities, second major outage in three months

At least 17 people have been killed in California as a relentless string of storms batter the state. Over 12,000 homes and businesses are suffering power outages.

WION Climate Tracker: Storm results in at least 17 deaths in California

Chaos erupted at the Philippines’ main gateway, on New Year's Day (Sunday) after it faced a severe power outage, paralysing the country’s air traffic control and disrupting over 300 flights, as of Monday.

Thousands stranded at Philippines int'l airport after power outage; officials rush to restore operations

The Philippines halted flights in and out of Manila airport on New Year's Day after a power outage knocked out communication and radio equipment at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

Philippines: Power outage prompts chaos at Ninoy Aquino International Airport

More than one million people faced power outages in the United States on Friday as the cyclonic winter storm battered the country, cancelling flights, blocking highways and making travel misery for home goers ahead of the holiday season.

'Epic' winter storm hits Americans, as millions face power outage ahead of holiday season

Hurricane Fiona left most of Puerto Rico without power on Sunday, causing catastrophic flooding and landslides on the island before barreling toward the Dominican Republic, a government agency said.

Hurricane Fiona swamps Puerto Rico, island faces massive power outage

Pakistan telecom operators have warned that mobile and internet services might be shut down in the wake of the nationwide power outages in the country. "Telecom operators in Pakistan have warned about shutting down mobile and internet services due to long hours of power outages nationwide, as the interruption is causing issues and hindrance in their operations," the Pakistan National Information Technology Board (NITB) wrote on Twitter.

Pak warns of shutting down mobile, internet services amid power outages

Power outages, early onset of soaring summer temperatures and heat waves are adding to the misery of many Pakistanis as they flock to water canals to cope with the scorching heat.

Pakistan reels under power and water shortage

US spring snowstorm knocks out power across states, leaving over 300,000 in the dark

As many as 1.5 million homes this week were left without power after a short circuit blew out the Caribbean islands' biggest power grid. Puerto Rico electric company has now said that it has no idea when power can be made available.

1.5 million homes go dark in Caribbean due to massive power outage

We all have to face power outages sometimes. Sure, it creates a lot of discomfort. The phone battery dies in the middle of a particularly exciting series and there's no way to charge.

Power outage? Take trillion pounds, said this UK company

Unit 2 of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP), the largest nuclear plant in India suffered an outage on Thursday, owing to a “loss of power supply to control rods”.

Unit 2 at India’s largest nuclear power plant in Kudankulam suffers outage

Sri Lanka is facing a countrywide power outage. According to Sri Lankan power ministry this due to a breakdown in transmission lines.

Sri Lanka faces power outage

The Islamic State militant group said on Friday that it was responsible for an explosion that brought down electricity lines and caused a major power outage in Kabul province.

Islamic State claims responsibility for causing Kabul power outage

An explosion resulted in a major power outage in Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday. Though the cause of the blast was not known, it came as another blow to Taliban's efforts to stabilise situation in the country two months after they seized control.

Explosion causes major power outage in Kabul

Anger is palpable on Iraqi streets as people protest power cuts amid temperatures rising above 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit). The oil-rich city of Basra saw angry protests by the people last week.

Iraqis protest power outage amid 50+ degrees Celsius heat

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