‘No one knew what to do’: power cuts bring chaos, connection and revaluation of digital dependency

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 17:40 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

People share their experiences of Monday’s massive power outage across Spain, Portugal and parts of France that upended modern life

“It felt like chaos,” said Iñigo, a doctor at a hospital in northern…

Spain’s grid denies renewable energy to blame for massive blackout

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 17:15 UTC

a story from Al Jazeera › Al Jazeera English

REE says the outage cannot be blamed on Spain's high share of renewable energy, cause not clear yet.

How Spain's blackout could have been a nuclear weapons test in space: Evidence of attack as experts warn 'cataclysm' can knock out entire grid in seconds - and Russia may be to blame

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 16:20 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

There has been no explanation as to what caused the power cut. But all sorts of possibilities have been put forward - including that an 'electromagnetic pulse' was to blame.

Europe live: Kyiv ready to sign US minerals deal within 24 hours, Ukrainian PM says

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 14:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Deputy prime minister and economy minister Yulia Svyrydenko will reportedly be in Washington later today to sign the agreement

In Spain, harrowing stories have continued to emerge after much of the Ib…

Europe live: Ukraine ready to sign US minerals deal today, government source says

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 13:15 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Deputy prime minister and economy minister Yulia Svyrydenko will reportedly be in Washington later to sign the agreement

In Spain, harrowing stories have continued to emerge after much of the Iberian …

From Spain to Sweden: European countries diverge on religious symbols in public office

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 11:20 UTC

a story from Euronews › Euronews

As Berlin reconsiders its controversial secularism policy, Europe continues to debate the limits of religious expression in public life.

Spain bans its embassies from registering babies born through surrogacy

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 10:40 UTC

a story from Politico EU › Politico EU

From Madrid to Rome, ideologically opposed European politicians are united in their ban of the practice.

Eurozone economy grows faster than expected in rush to get ahead of Trump tariffs

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 10:05 UTC

a story from Politico EU › Politico EU

Spain was easily the top performing major economy in the eurozone.

Spanish PM calls on private energy firms to help find cause of massive power cut

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 08:55 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Pedro Sánchez says changes needed to guarantee ‘supply and future competitiveness’ of electricity after blackout

Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has called on private energy operators to help …

Five things you need to make it through a power cut

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 03:35 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

People in Spain and Portugal tell us what got them through a day with no electricity.