Power Outages in Taiwan, Company Claims Malfunction

[ad_1] A massive blackout reportedly hit Taiwan on Thursday in two of its biggest cities during former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit. “Taiwan reported a massive blackout on Thursday that is affecting its two biggest cities as well as its most important iPhone processor production hub,” reported Nikkei…

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Democrats see ‘no reason to wait’ on Supreme Court vote

[ad_1] Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson began courting senators on Capitol Hill, making her case for confirmation in private meetings as Democrats worked to move her through the Senate within weeks. Senate Democrats concerned about their narrow 50-50 majority — Vice President Kamala Harris breaks the tie — announced…

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Ukraine refugees reach one million in seven days, says UN agency

[ad_1] One million people have fled Ukraine in the seven days since Russia invaded the country, the United Nations’ refugee agency said on Wednesday. “In just seven days we have witnessed the exodus of one million refugees from Ukraine to neighbouring countries,” Filippo Grandi, the UN high commissioner for refugees…

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