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X-Class Solar Flare From Sunspot 3912 Causes Radio Blackouts in Southern Africa
A powerful X-class solar flare erupted from sunspot region 3912 on December 8, disrupting high-frequency radio communications in southern Africa. The flare, accompanied by a coronal mass ejection (CME), ionised Earth’s upper atmosphere, absorbing radio signals and causing blackouts in areas exposed to peak solar activity. Experts predict the CME ...
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Earth Braces for Impact as Sun Releases Powerful X-Class Solar Flare
On October 3, the sun emitted its most powerful solar flare of the current cycle, an X9.05 eruption. This flare, originating from the sunspot group AR3842, caused shortwave radio blackouts over Europe and Africa. Additionally, a coronal mass ejection (CME) is expected to arrive on Earth between October 3 and October 5, potentially enhancing auroras...
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TikTok Must Face Lawsuit Over 10-Year-Old Girl's Death: US Court
A US appeals court has revived a lawsuit against TikTok by the mother of a 10-year-old girl who died after taking part in a viral "blackout challenge" in which users of the social media platform were dared to choke themselves until they passed out.
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Gaza In New 'Total Communication Blackout' Due To Lack Of Fuel: UN Agency
The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees said he feared for civil order in the Gaza Strip after it was hit with a new communications blackout on Thursday.
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Solar Storm 14,300 Years Ago Created Radiocarbon Spike, Scientists Find
A team of scientists has discovered a huge spike in radiocarbon levels 14,300 years ago by analyzing ancient tree rings found in the French Alps.
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Reddit Says 80 Percent Top Subreddits Open After Blackout Over API Pricing Protest
Reddit said that most of the company’s communities were operating as normal — four days after a protest that shut down thousands of its online forums in protest over its plans to raise fees. In a blog post-Thursday, the company said that 80 percent of its top subreddits, or digital message boards, are currently open. The post was Reddit’s fi...
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9 Dead, Blackouts In Coastal Areas In Bangladesh Hit By Cyclone Sitrang
Cyclone Sitrang roared into the Bangladesh coast on Tuesday, killing at least 9 people, destroying houses, uprooting trees and disrupting road, power and communication links,
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A Devastated City And Communication Blackout: Pain In Ukraine's Mariupol
Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Mariupol residents are left with few means of communication with each other and the outside world as the city suffered heavy bombardment. Locals had to move from one bomb shelter to the next, looking for safer locations.
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NDTV Opts Out Of Ratings For 'Blackout' Period
NDTV is among the networks that have chosen to not be included in the ratings which are soon to be released for the last few months.
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Myanmar Junta Blames Internet Blackouts On Anti-Coup Fighters
Myanmar's junta has denied suspending the internet in conflict-wracked regions, blaming a recent spate of data blackouts on anti-coup protesters who had destroyed military-owned communications towers.
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Days After Supreme Court Order, Kashmir's Internet Blackout Far From Lifted
The Supreme Court may have declared indefinite Internet blackouts impermissible, but the Jammu and Kashmir government seems to have found a way to circumvent the verdict and retain most restrictions in the Valley.
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All Postpaid Mobile Phones To Be Restored In Kashmir From Monday
People with postpaid mobile connections in Kashmir will finally be able to make calls starting Monday as the communications blackout imposed before the government revoked Jammu and Kashmir's decades-old special privileges entered its 69th day. Internet connectivity, however, will remain suspended for now.
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Post-Paid Services Likely To Resume In Kashmir Tomorrow: Officials
Post-paid mobile services in Kashmir are likely to resume from Saturday, 68 days after they were shut down following the Centre's decision to scrap Jammu and Kashmir's special status, officials in Srinagar said on Friday.
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US Congress Committee Urges India To End Communication Blackout In Kashmir
India's communication blackout in Kashmir is having a "devastating impact" on the lives and welfare of the people there, a powerful US Congressional Committee has said, urging New Delhi to lift its more than two-month long restrictions in the Valley.
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Elizabeth Warren 2nd US President Candidate To Sound "Concern" Over J&K
US Senator Elizabeth Warren on Saturday became the second presidential candidate of the Democratic party to voice concerns over the communications lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir, in force since the centre revoked the state's special status on August 5.
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X-Class Solar Flare From Sunspot 3912 Causes Radio Blackouts in Southern Africa
A powerful X-class solar flare erupted from sunspot region 3912 on December 8, disrupting high-frequency radio communications in southern Africa. The flare, accompanied by a coronal mass ejection (CME), ionised Earth’s upper atmosphere, absorbing radio signals and causing blackouts in areas exposed to peak solar activity. Experts predict the CME ...
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Earth Braces for Impact as Sun Releases Powerful X-Class Solar Flare
On October 3, the sun emitted its most powerful solar flare of the current cycle, an X9.05 eruption. This flare, originating from the sunspot group AR3842, caused shortwave radio blackouts over Europe and Africa. Additionally, a coronal mass ejection (CME) is expected to arrive on Earth between October 3 and October 5, potentially enhancing auroras...
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TikTok Must Face Lawsuit Over 10-Year-Old Girl's Death: US Court
A US appeals court has revived a lawsuit against TikTok by the mother of a 10-year-old girl who died after taking part in a viral "blackout challenge" in which users of the social media platform were dared to choke themselves until they passed out.
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Gaza In New 'Total Communication Blackout' Due To Lack Of Fuel: UN Agency
The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees said he feared for civil order in the Gaza Strip after it was hit with a new communications blackout on Thursday.
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Solar Storm 14,300 Years Ago Created Radiocarbon Spike, Scientists Find
A team of scientists has discovered a huge spike in radiocarbon levels 14,300 years ago by analyzing ancient tree rings found in the French Alps.
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Reddit Says 80 Percent Top Subreddits Open After Blackout Over API Pricing Protest
Reddit said that most of the company’s communities were operating as normal — four days after a protest that shut down thousands of its online forums in protest over its plans to raise fees. In a blog post-Thursday, the company said that 80 percent of its top subreddits, or digital message boards, are currently open. The post was Reddit’s fi...
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9 Dead, Blackouts In Coastal Areas In Bangladesh Hit By Cyclone Sitrang
Cyclone Sitrang roared into the Bangladesh coast on Tuesday, killing at least 9 people, destroying houses, uprooting trees and disrupting road, power and communication links,
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A Devastated City And Communication Blackout: Pain In Ukraine's Mariupol
Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Mariupol residents are left with few means of communication with each other and the outside world as the city suffered heavy bombardment. Locals had to move from one bomb shelter to the next, looking for safer locations.
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NDTV Opts Out Of Ratings For 'Blackout' Period
NDTV is among the networks that have chosen to not be included in the ratings which are soon to be released for the last few months.
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Myanmar Junta Blames Internet Blackouts On Anti-Coup Fighters
Myanmar's junta has denied suspending the internet in conflict-wracked regions, blaming a recent spate of data blackouts on anti-coup protesters who had destroyed military-owned communications towers.
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Days After Supreme Court Order, Kashmir's Internet Blackout Far From Lifted
The Supreme Court may have declared indefinite Internet blackouts impermissible, but the Jammu and Kashmir government seems to have found a way to circumvent the verdict and retain most restrictions in the Valley.
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All Postpaid Mobile Phones To Be Restored In Kashmir From Monday
People with postpaid mobile connections in Kashmir will finally be able to make calls starting Monday as the communications blackout imposed before the government revoked Jammu and Kashmir's decades-old special privileges entered its 69th day. Internet connectivity, however, will remain suspended for now.
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Post-Paid Services Likely To Resume In Kashmir Tomorrow: Officials
Post-paid mobile services in Kashmir are likely to resume from Saturday, 68 days after they were shut down following the Centre's decision to scrap Jammu and Kashmir's special status, officials in Srinagar said on Friday.
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US Congress Committee Urges India To End Communication Blackout In Kashmir
India's communication blackout in Kashmir is having a "devastating impact" on the lives and welfare of the people there, a powerful US Congressional Committee has said, urging New Delhi to lift its more than two-month long restrictions in the Valley.
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Elizabeth Warren 2nd US President Candidate To Sound "Concern" Over J&K
US Senator Elizabeth Warren on Saturday became the second presidential candidate of the Democratic party to voice concerns over the communications lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir, in force since the centre revoked the state's special status on August 5.
