A sweeping blackout hit Chile on Tuesday, stranding commuters, knocking out traffic lights, paralyzing countless businesses and leaving millions of people across the South American nation without power. 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...
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Birth Rate In South Korea, The World’s Lowest, Rises For First Time In 9 Years
South Korea’s fertility rate rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, supported by an increase in marriages, preliminary data showed Wednesday, in a sign that the country’s demographic crisis might have turned a corner. The country’s fertility rate, the average number of babies a woman is expected to have during her reproductive life, stood at...
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Two Clusters Of Unknown Illness Cases Kill 50 In Democratic Republic Of Congo
More than 50 people have died in recent weeks in two clusters of illness cases with the unknown cause being investigated in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. As of Feb. 16, there have been 431 cases and 53 deaths in two outbreaks in remote villages in separate health zones in Equateur province, the WHO said in...
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LAGOS ASSEMBLY SPEAKERSHIP: FACTORS AGAINST SETONJI, OTHER LAGOS WEST LAWMAKERS
It is no longer a secret that the Leadership of Lagos state APC has arrived at a workable solution to the festering leadership crisis bedeviling the Lagos to House of Assembly sequel to the removal of former Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa on 13th January 2025. Arising from a meeting of top echelons of the...
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Merz To Unite Europe, Vows To Maintain Good Transatlantic Relationship With U.S., To Tackle Migration And Economy
Germany’s mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the country’s national election, ensuring that Ukraine has an even stronger supporter in the European Union’s largest country and creating hopes for renewal in an economic powerhouse that has been badly battered in recent years. The far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged to become the second-largest political force, gaining from a backlash against the...
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South Korea’s Suspended President Defends His Martial Law Decree, Court To Rule By Mid-March
In a final statement at his impeachment trial, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his martial law decree that plunged the country into chaos as a bid to inform the public of the danger of the opposition-controlled parliament as he vowed Tuesday to push for political reform if reinstated. Yoon spoke at the Constitutional Court as it...