All flights canceled due to power outage at the Philippines' largest airport

All flights canceled due to power outage at the Philippines’ largest airport

Manila: Dozens of flights were canceled due to power outages at the Philippines’ largest airport. Power supply has not yet been restored. A statement issued by the management of Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport said that the power supply to Terminal 3 was suddenly suspended on Monday night, forcing the cancellation of 40 domestic flights….

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Power struggle imperils Sudan’s future, ‘lights fuse that could detonate across borders’

Power struggle imperils Sudan’s future, ‘lights fuse that could detonate across borders’

António Guterres was addressing an emergency session of the UN Security Council in New York, and again demanded an end to the fighting between troops loyal to Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) leader Fatttah al-Burhan, and his deputy on the so-called Transitional Sovereign Council, Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo “Hemedti”. “It is incumbent…

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First Person: The Indonesian power ranger

First Person: The Indonesian power ranger

Known by her nickname, Ega was one of 15 women selected to participate in the UN Development Programme-supported Perempuan Inspiratif Mitra Polhut (Inspiring Women to Partner with Forest Rangers) initiative, which aims to protect the Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park and provide opportunities to nearby communities. © Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park Authority/CIWT Project Indonesia…

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For the first time since the Taliban came to power, an Afghan women's panel broadcast live

For the first time since the Taliban came to power, an Afghan women’s panel broadcast live

File photo For the first time since the Afghan government came to power, the International Women’s Day was broadcast live by an all-female panel, with women as hosts and women as guests. According to foreign media reports, after the Afghan Taliban took power, many restrictions were imposed on women in Afghanistan, in which many female…

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Ukraine: IAEA chief slams ‘complacency’ over stricken Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant

Ukraine: IAEA chief slams ‘complacency’ over stricken Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant

This is the first time the site has lost all power since November 2022 – but the sixth time that all off-site power has been cut since the Russian invasion last February – IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said, in a statement to agency directors. The agency said late on Thursday that power had been restored after 11 tense…

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