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Power is restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after a major blackout

Power is restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after a major blackout

Lights returned to households as well as to Puerto Rico’s hospitals, water plants and sewage facilities after the massive outage that exposed the persistent electricity problems plaguing the island.
by The Associated Press

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Plane crashes and bursts into flames at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 179

Plane crashes and bursts into flames at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 179

Footage of the crash aired by YTN television showed the Jeju Air plane skidding across the airstrip, apparently with its landing gear still closed, and colliding head-on with a concrete wall.
by The Associated Press

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WHO chief recounts narrow escape at Yemen airport hit by Israeli missile

WHO chief recounts narrow escape at Yemen airport hit by Israeli missile

The World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he and colleagues "escaped death narrowly" when an Israeli airstrike targeted Yemen's main airport.
by Scott Neuman

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Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who instituted economic reforms, cremated in New Delhi

Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who instituted economic reforms, cremated in New Delhi

Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister widely regarded as the architect of the country’s economic reform program, has been cremated after a state funeral. The veteran leader, who was also credited for a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, died late Thursday at age 92.
by The Associated Press

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Finland detains Russia-linked vessel over damaged undersea power cable in Baltic Sea

Finland detains Russia-linked vessel over damaged undersea power cable in Baltic Sea

Finnish authorities detained a ship linked to neighboring Russia that Finnish customs officials and the European Union’s executive commission describe as part of Russia’s shadow fleet of fuel tankers.
by The Associated Press

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Israeli strike kills 5 Palestinian journalists in Gaza, officials say

Israeli strike kills 5 Palestinian journalists in Gaza, officials say

An Israeli strike killed five Palestinian journalists outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip overnight, according to the Health Ministry. The Israeli military said it had targeted a group of militants.
by The Associated Press

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