Into the Dark: How the blackouts have changed life in Ecuador drought news

Into the Dark: How the blackouts have changed life in Ecuador drought news

As Ecuador’s historic drought continues, power outages could last into April, energy consultant Jorge Luis Hidalgo said. For decades, experts have urged officials to increase Ecuador’s energy supply by expanding its solar and wind power capacities and strengthening its thermoelectric plants. But Hidalgo said electricity and fossil fuel subsidies have kept Ecuador’s energy prices among…

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America imposes more sanctions on Yemen’s Houthis amid tension with Israel. Houthis news

America imposes more sanctions on Yemen’s Houthis amid tension with Israel. Houthis news

Washington DC – The United States has imposed new sanctions targeting the Houthis as the Yemeni group continues trading attacks with Israel amid the war over Gaza. The US Treasury Department on Thursday announced penalties on Hashem al-Madani, the governor of the central bank in Houthi-controlled Sanaa, and several Houthi officials and related companies, accusing…

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Why is Europe afraid of an early end to the Ukraine war? , Russia-Ukraine war

Why is Europe afraid of an early end to the Ukraine war? , Russia-Ukraine war

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky argues that the Ukraine agreement in favor of Russia threatens other European countries. On Ukraine, the difference between the outgoing Biden administration and the incoming Trump administration could not be starker. After the latest United States elections, President Joe Biden allowed Ukraine to use American weapons inside Russia, as President-elect…

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