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Power to be cut for as much as 16 hours a day across most of Ukraine while repairs are carried outPower will be cut for between eight and 16 hours across most regions of Ukraine on Sunday, state transmission system operator Ukrenergo has said, after Russian attacks targeting energy infrastructure reduced the country’s generating capacity to “zero”.Moscow, which has escalated attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure in recent months, launched hundreds of drones at energy facilities across the country from Friday into Saturday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/09/ukraine-facing-widespread-power-cuts-after-generating-capacity-reduced-to-zero-by-russian-attacks Author : Agence France-Presse Publish date : 2025-11-09 05:23:00 Copyright for syndicated content

Charlotte, North Carolina, has the most cancellations – at 120 – as industry experts say other sectors might also feel effectsUS airlines canceled 1,460 flights on Saturday, the second day of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) order to reduce air traffic because of the government shutdown.So far, the slowdown at many of the nation’s busiest airports hasn’t caused widespread disruptions. But it has deepened the impact felt by what is now the nation’s longest federal shutdown. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/08/flight-cancellations-government-shutdown Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-11-09 02:56:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Andrew Bragg can’t see the country allowing itself to be lumped with Azerbaijan, Iran and Syria in sitting outside the Paris pact. Follow today’s news liveThe NSW government has announced the next stage in its plastics plan, with action to phase out single-use and problematic plastics.The next phase of the NSW Plastics Plan 2.0 includes:phase out plastic bread tags and pizza savers from late 2027phase out non-compostable plastic fruit and vegetable stickers by 2030introduce tethered lids (meaning the cap or lid on a plastic bottle must remain attached to the bottle itself, even after it’s opened) for plastic bottles by

Security operations come ahead of trip by Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa to Washington to meet Donald TrumpSyria has carried out nationwide preemptive operations targeting Islamic State cells, a spokesperson for the interior ministry said on Saturday.Syrian security forces carried out 61 raids, with 71 people arrested and explosives and weapons seized, the spokesperson told state-run Al Ekhbariya TV. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/08/syria-carries-out-preemptive-strikes-against-islamic-state Author : Reuters Publish date : 2025-11-08 21:15:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.