Germany Power outage in Spain and Portugal: How well prepared is Germany? A widespread power outage in Spain and Portugal paralysed the countries' infrastructure for several hours. How well prepared is Germany to handle a similar emergency? 29/04/2025
Health news How Spain and Portugal’s health workers adapted to power outages Doctors and pharmacists across the region raced to keep critical medicines cold and decipher handwritten prescriptions. Then they waited. 29/04/2025
No Comment Thousands stranded as power outage hits Iberian Peninsula Emergency services handed out food, water and blankets to stranded travellers at Madrid’s Atocha station on Monday evening, after a widespread blackout brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill. 29/04/2025
World News First victims of Iberian blackout confirmed as fallout rumbles on A sweeping power outage left millions of people across Spain, Portugal and parts of France without power on Monday. Authorities are still unclear about what caused the incident. Follow for live updates. 29/04/2025
Europe News Spain and Portugal hit by sweeping power outage: Here is what we know Spain’s Interior Ministry declared a state of emergency after a nationwide blackout paralysed much of the Iberian Peninsula. Work is still underway as technicians scramble to restore power. 29/04/2025
Tech News What could have caused the major power outage in Spain and Portugal? Several scenarios have been put forward by experts as a possible cause behind the major power outage that plunged Spain and Portugal into disarray. 28/04/2025
Europe News Iberian blackout: How Euronews was there for you in the dark Throughout the afternoon, Euronews teams fought to piece together the developing situation. 28/04/2025
Europe News Millions risk night in the dark as Spain, Portugal work on power grid Spain's national cybersecurity office stated that it had gathered evidence suggesting the power outage could be the result of a cyberattack, but this claim has been denied by Portuguese and EU officials. 28/04/2025
Economy Spain and Portugal power outage costs 'likely to be tens of millions' Euronews asks the experts and speaks to businesses about how Spain and Portugal's economies could be impacted by the power cut that hit large parts of both countries on Monday. 28/04/2025
Europe News Euronews on the ground: Confusion hits as 'everything stopped working' In Portugal, official sources told domestic media that the outage, which hit around late morning local time, was nationwide, while similar reports emerged from Spain. 28/04/2025
Europe News Spain, Portugal and parts of France hit by massive power outage A nationwide power outage hit Spain and Portugal on Monday, leaving millions without electricity. Reports indicate issues with the European electric grid. This is what we know. 28/04/2025
No Comment Robot waiter steals the show at Havana restaurant Despite Cuba's power outages, Doña Alicia in Havana is using a robot waiter to deliver meals and greet customers, attracting curious locals and tourists. 17/04/2025
Cuba Cuba suffers another massive power cut leaving millions in the dark Cuba suffered a massive power cut on Friday night which hit the capital Havana and the country's provinces and left millions in the dark. 15/03/2025
Europe News Ukraine shuts down power supply after missile attack Russia launched a large-scale missile attack targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Wednesday morning, Ukraine’s Air Force reported. 15/01/2025
No Comment Sri Lanka closes schools as floods hammer the capital Sri Lanka closed schools in the capital, Colombo, and its suburbs on Monday as heavy rains triggered floods in many parts of the island nation. 14/10/2024
USA Helene kills dozens and leaves millions without power in US Hurricane Helene has killed at least 52 people and caused billions of dollars of destruction across a wide swath of the south-eastern U.S. 28/09/2024
Markets Microsoft and CrowdStrike shares drop after IT outage savages systems Shares in CrowdStrike and Microsoft were in the red on Friday after a global IT outage hit companies and industries worldwide. 19/07/2024
No Comment Rolling blackouts as Russian attacks erode Ukraine's energy capacity Rolling blackouts returned to Ukraine’s capital this month after successive Russian airstrikes since March whittled away the country’s energy capacity, one destroyed piece of infrastructure after another. 22/05/2024
Travel News Why did UK airports’ e-gates fail - and will it happen again? Several of the UK’s busiest airports saw their e-gates system fail on Tuesday - but is it concerning or par for the course? 08/05/2024
Ukraine Kyiv endures third Russian bombardment in five days Ukrainian city of Kyiv was hit by missiles for the third time in five days by Russian armed forces, with President Zelenskyy asking for more air defences. 26/03/2024