Australia: the Alfred storm causes massive power cuts and flood risks

Australia: the Alfred storm causes massive power cuts and flood risks

The Alfred storm struck the east Australian coast on Saturday, swept away by winds and rain, and threatens to trigger sudden floods after plunging into the dark of hundreds of thousands of households. Draded to tropical depression on Saturday morning, Alfred, however, blew up strong winds on the east Australian coast, deractive trees and overthrowing … Read more

Chile: a massive power outage paralyzes a large part of the country

Chile: a massive power outage paralyzes a large part of the country

In the middle of the summer season, Chile faces a massive power out of a large part of the country on Tuesday, leading to the evacuation of the Santiago metro, the authorities announced, in a context of general confusion among the population. According to the National Disaster Prevention Service (Senapred), the power outage started around … Read more

Takata airbags: Citroën extends its massive C3 recall across Europe

Takata airbags: Citroën extends its massive C3 recall across Europe

Citroën will extend recalls of the very popular Citroën C3 and DS3 to all of Europe, made dangerous by faulty Takata airbags, the Stellantis group brand announced on Tuesday. A first wave of recalls is planned for the end of January, covering 98,000 of these vehicles manufactured between 2009 and 2019, including 73,000 in France. … Read more

Ukraine: new “massive” Russian attack on the energy network

Ukraine: new “massive” Russian attack on the energy network

Russia launched nearly 120 missiles and drones against Ukraine’s energy network on Wednesday, a new attack « massive » which caused power cuts in several regions of Ukraine during President Zelensky’s visit to Poland. “In the middle of winter, the Russian target remains unchanged: our energy sector. Among the targets are gas infrastructure and energy … Read more

Massive Russian attacks on Ukraine on Christmas Day

Massive Russian attacks on Ukraine on Christmas Day

Massive Russian missile attacks damaged energy facilities and injured at least three people in Ukraine on Wednesday, the day the country celebrates Christmas on December 25 for the second time in its history. An air alert is in effect across Ukraine on Wednesday morning, as the Air Force reports launches of Russian Kalibr cruise missiles … Read more

Trump’s planned mass evictions will destroy economy, experts say

Trump’s planned mass evictions will destroy economy, experts say

Donald Trump repeatedly insists that he wants mass expulsions of migrants. Before senators, experts warned of the devastating economic consequences of such a project, Republican witnesses rushed to its aid, once again illustrating the polarization of the United States. The former and future Republican president has said he wants to declare a state of national … Read more

Massive Israeli attacks on military installations in Syria

Massive Israeli attacks on military installations in Syria

The Israeli army “destroyed the main military sites in Syria” by carrying out around 250 strikes against the country since the capture of Damascus by the rebels and the fall of President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH) said on Tuesday. According to this organization, which relies on a vast … Read more

War in Ukraine, day 1009: massive Russian strikes, power cuts in Ukraine

War in Ukraine, day 1009: massive Russian strikes, power cuts in Ukraine

► “Massive attack” against energy infrastructure in Ukraine Ukraine reported early Thursday, November 28, a “massive attack” against the country’s energy infrastructure and said it had to carry out emergency power cuts, particularly in kyiv when temperatures were close to 0°C. “Once again, the energy sector is under massive attack from the enemy”the energy ministry … Read more

Ukraine reports ‘massive attack’ on its energy infrastructure

Ukraine reports ‘massive attack’ on its energy infrastructure

Ukraine reported early Thursday a “massive attack” against its energy infrastructure and says it has had to carry out load shedding, particularly in kyiv, at a time when Moscow is intensifying its military pressure on the country after the election of Donald Trump. While temperatures are around 0°C, “once again, the energy sector is under … Read more

Japan: the government is about to announce a massive economic recovery plan

Japan: the government is about to announce a massive economic recovery plan

The Japanese government is on the verge of adopting a recovery plan equivalent to 136 billion euros on Friday to boost consumers’ purchasing power and stimulate sluggish growth, less than a month after a bitter electoral failure of the coalition in power. This 22,000 billion yen plan will be formally approved at the end of … Read more