Blackout

Asia’s blistering heatwave has caused hours-long daily blackouts, putting more than 1 billion people at risk. Photographer: Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images/Bloomberg
Analysis

A hot, deadly summer is coming with frequent blackouts

There won’t be enough energy supplies to go around as sweltering heat boosts power demand in the months ahead, putting lives at risk

Signs plastered on buildings in downtown Rio de Janeiro blame President Jair Bolsonaro for surging food prices. Photographer: Maria Magdalena Arrellaga/Bloomberg
Analysis

Hunger and blackouts are just the start of an emerging economy crisis

Blackouts, refugees and no food: Sri Lanka’s economic mess
World+Biz

Blackouts, refugees and no food: Sri Lanka’s economic mess

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Bangladesh

Nation to observe 1-minute blackout Friday night

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Bangladesh

Govt declares 1-minute countrywide blackout on 25 March

A view of evening traffic near Kenya's Central Bank offices in capital Nairobi November 10, 2015. Photo :Reuters
Africa

Kenya suffers nationwide blackout after major transmission line breaks

The Obamas. Photo: Collected
Glitz

The Obamas are adapting ‘Blackout’ for Netflix

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Bangladesh

One minute blackout on 25 March night

Undeterred by Facebook news blackout, Australia commits to content law
Tech

Undeterred by Facebook news blackout, Australia commits to content law

A blackout and the worst kind of opportunism
Panorama

A blackout and the worst kind of opportunism

A residential building light out near Times Square area, as a blackout affects buildings and traffic during widespread power outages in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S, July 13, 2019. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
World+Biz

Blackout disrupts Manhattan, darkens Broadway theaters