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31. Deadly blazes strike Mediterranean nations

More than 40 people - most of them in Algeria - have been killed as devastating fires destroy homes, businesses and trigger mass evacuations....

32. Power outage hits Nicosia as several areas affected by fault

As of Tuesday morning (18/07), several areas in Nicosia are experiencing a power outage due to a fault that has occurred....

33. Wasted potential: Cyprus grapples with renewable energy storage challenges

The Parliamentary Trade Committee of the House of Representatives examined the issue of the absence of renewable electricity storage systems, which leads to the rejection of significant power generation. ...

34. EAC warns of fake employees asking for money

The Cyprus Electricity Authority (EAC) has warned consumers about impostors who pose as its employees or partners and demand money to restore their power supply....

35. Saturday's blackout caused by increase in renewable energy usage

Sotos Savva, president of the Association of Scientific Power Generation AHK (SEPAIK), linked problems caused by the increased use of renewable energy sources, particularly the majority of photovoltaic panels, to Saturday's 15-minute power outage across Cyprus....

36. Snowfall in parts of L.A. leads to rare blizzard warning

A rare blizzard warning remains in effect for parts of Southern California – including the Los Angeles region – Saturday as some areas endure heavy snow and record rainfall that has delivered dangerous flooding....

37. Cyprus reminiscent of Venice over the weekend (video)

The weekend scene in various parts of Cyprus, particularly in the provinces of Larnaca and Famagusta, was reminiscent of Venice....

38. All flights across the US have been grounded

All flights across the US have been grounded due to a glitch with the Federal Aviation Administration's computer system....

39. Power cuts to be implemented on Wednesday

The Cyprus Transmission System Operator (TSO) is developing a power cut schedule in collaboration with the Distribution System Operator (DSO) to ensure the security of the electricity generation system, with the plan so far providing for half-hourly power cuts in the Nicosia, Larnaca, and Famagusta districts....

40. CERA emergency meeting - Power outage risk

Since this morning, an emergency meeting of the Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA) has been held to examine the situation that is expected to arise as a result of the Electricity Authority's guilds' decision not to put the six steam power units of the Dhekelia Power Plant into operation next Wednesday,...

41. Risk of power cuts next week

Due to a disagreement between the management of EAC and its employees, the nightmare of a power outage next week will return in December....

42. Indonesia quake: 252 dead including many children

Many children were killed in an earthquake in Indonesia when their schools collapsed, officials said on Tuesday, as rescuers raced to reach people trapped in rubble in a devastated town on Java island....

43. Will the riots in Iran be the catalyst for an uprising?

Riots erupted during the funeral of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in Iran. Amini died under dubious circumstances last Friday after being arrested by the country's morality police....

44. Woman forcibly takes savings from Beirut bank using toy gun (video)

A woman accompanied by activists and brandishing what she said was a toy pistol broke into a Beirut bank branch on Wednesday, taking $13,000 from her trapped savings....

45. Major banks across Europe turning off hot water and preparing diesel generators

Major banks across Europe are implementing measures in the workplace to cut down on energy consumption as Russia tightens its gas supply to the continent....

46. $600 SpaceX Starlink internet dish 'surprisingly good' despite outages

Starlink, SpaceX's satellite internet service, is becoming increasingly popular across the world — so much so that some users have even taken it on vacation....

47. Greek monuments to go dark in winter

After this summer, it is highly likely that streets could become a little darker, historical monuments no longer bathed in artificial light throughout the night and households could face periodic outages, Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas warns....

48. LNG issues to persist if Cyprus problem remains unresolved

If efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem continue, then the issue of natural gas will continue as well, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said on Tuesday while speaking before the House Foreign Affairs Committee which discussed the EastMed developments, its geopolitical significance and the external dimension of the "EuroAsia Interconnector"....

49. Elon Musk's Starlink helping Ukraine's elite drone unit destroy Russian tanks and trucks in the night

Elon Musk's Starlink satellite system is helping an elite Ukrainian drone unit destroy Russian weaponry, according to The Times of London....

50. Athens put Kiev and Moscow on notice

Athens’ top diplomat says he wants to personally lead a humanitarian mission into Mariupol following a private debriefing he had with the Greek consul general of Ukraine’s besieged city...

51. 'A time to heal' - The events that defined 2021

Did you know that one of the most Googled subjects around the world this year was ‘how to heal’? ...

52. Electricity is supplied from the free areas to the occupied areas

53. Financial turmoil hits Turkish Cypriots

Serious side effects from the lira's plunge–Basic food products are becoming more expensive ...

54. Blackouts in the occupied area last night

General blackouts in all the occupied areas were reported by the Turkish media on Tuesday night....

55. Cyprus braces for impact as Carmel gathers steam

Local authorities in the Republic of Cyprus are on high alert this weekend as Cyclone Carmel, which was gathering strength over water Saturday morning, is expected to pound the island late at night...

56. Cyprus gets a break after severe weather

A high pressure system is affecting Cyprus on Thursday, a day after severe warnings ended, with low chances of rain as weather improves but some mountain roads remain accessible only to properly equipped vehicles...

57. Winter landscape in Cyprus after skies open up

There was snow high up in the mountains on Tuesday night, when the skies opened up in many parts of the island with severe weather also causing power outages in the west...

58. Heavy rain floods streets in Athens, Thessaloniki

Heavy showers on Thursday flooded streets across the Greek capital and in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, with the fire service receiving dozens of calls for help....

59. Lebanon: Explosions and shootings in Beirut with dead and wounded

At least two large explosions were heard Thursday morning in the Lebanese capital Beirut,...

60. Why Europeans are facing a 'heavy winter'

Europe 's households are facing much higher energy bills in winter due to rising global energy and gas prices, and consumer organizations have warned that the most vulnerable could be hit by energy poverty....