5 h. ago Chile declares state of emergency as entire country plunges into darkness and millions lose power

A massive power blackout has led to a state of emergency, affecting key regions and causing widespread disruptions

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9 h. ago Chile declares state of emergency after major power outage leaves millions without electricity

A sweeping blackout has hit Chile, stranding commuters, paralyzing countless businesses and leaving most of the South American nation without electricity

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12 h. ago State of emergency declared in Chile after nationwide power cut leaves 19 MILLION in darkness: Passengers freed from rollercoasters and subway trains as locals say 'nothing' in the country is working

The agency in charge of Chile's power grid said the outage was caused by a disconnection in the transmission system in the Norte Chico region.

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14 h. ago Chile hit by major blackout, leaving millions without electricity

State of emergency and overnight curfew declared after blackout strands commuters and knocks out traffic lightsAuthorities in Chile have declared a state of emergency and overnight curfew after a sweeping blackout stranded commuters, knocked out traffic lights, paralyzed countless businesses and left millions of people in the South American country without electricity.The National Electrical Coordinator, Chile’s grid operator, said a disruption had occurred in a high-voltage transmission line that carries power from the Atacama Desert of northern Chile to the capital of Santiago in the country’s central valley. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Nineteen MILLION people plunged into darkness in Chile as entire country loses power

A massive power outage has left 19 million people without electricity in Chile on Tuesday.

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8 d. ago This is Farage’s moment of reckoning: he can choose British voters – or Putin and Trump | Gaby Hinsliff

The Reform leader and Kemi Badenoch have struck the wrong alliances at the wrong time. Ukrainian sovereignty is a cause close to rightwing heartsTiming is everything in politics. So when the leader of the opposition realised she was due to be making a speech heaping praise on Donald Trump, just as the president plunged her own country into a national security crisis, you might think even she would have hesitated.But seemingly nothing can keep Kemi Badenoch from a culture war, not even the threat of an actual war. So, at a rightwing conference in London on Monday morning, she duly ripped into corporate diversity policies, climate activism, Keir Starmer taking the knee four and a half years ago, and various other imagined threats to western civilisation that are not forcing Britain to consider deploying troops against them, before concluding triumphantly that when people ask her what difference a change of leader makes, her answer is, “Take a look at President Trump.”Gaby Hinsliff is ...

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