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India scorched by extreme heat with monsoon rains delayed
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Swathes of India from the northwest to the southeast braced for more scorching heat Monday, with New Delhi under a severe weather alert, as extreme temperatures strike parts of the country. The Indian Meteorological Department issued a heat wave alert for...
US to propose new rules for airline cancellations, delays
President Joe Biden said Monday his administration will write new regulations that will require airlines to compensate air travelers and cover their meals and hotel rooms if they are stranded for reasons within the airline's control. The compensation would be in addition to ticket...
Snake flips switch, stops traffic at Virginia intersection
MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — A large snake brought traffic to a stop at an intersection in Prince William County, Virginia. The snake was in an electrical panel at the intersection of Prince William Parkway and Sudley Manor Drive and caused a power outage on Monday, the Prince William...
South Africa: Ex-CEO won't name politicians in utility probe
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The former chief executive of South African power utility Eskom refused Wednesday to name high-ranking politicians allegedly involved in corrupt activities at the state-owned firm that are partly responsible for the country’s worsening power blackouts. Andre...
Blackout-beset South Africa may delay closing coal stations
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa may delay shutting down many of its highly polluting coal-fired power stations, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Monday, a move that could stem a crisis of daily electricity blackouts but would slow a shift to greener energy sources. South Africa is...
Hundreds of thousands still in dark from ice storm in Canada
MONTREAL (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people remained without power Friday in eastern Canada two days after a storm left parts of Quebec and Ontario coated in ice, causing tree limbs to break and fall on power lines, The vast majority of the active outages were reported in...
800,000 lose power as freezing rain hits Ontario and Quebec
Freezing rain and thunderstorms pummeled parts of Ontario and Quebec on Wednesday, knocking out power for about 800,000 people, officials reported. Quebec’s power utility said shortly after 5 p.m. that more than 676,000 of its 4.5 million customers had no electricity as much of the...
South Africa ends 'state of disaster' over electricity
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The South African government on Wednesday terminated the national state of disaster it declared two months ago to deal with an electricity crisis, although there are no signs that the power problems are ending. The government ended the state of...
As summer looms, India orders coal power plants to max out
BENGALURU, India (AP) — For the second year in a row, India’s government has ordered the nation’s coal-fired power plants to run at full power. But this year’s order is even more sweeping than last year's — all coal and oil-fired generators will be maxed out for the entire summer, from...
Verizon wins FAA technology deal worth up to $2.4 billion
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Verizon Communications a contract potentially worth $2.4 billion to upgrade the agency’s technology systems. The FAA said Verizon will build a network that includes secure communications and administrative...
