Blackout

Ljubljana – A blackout period set in on Saturday prior to the general election on Sunday. All political propaganda designed to convince voters to back any party or candidate is banned until polls close at 7pm on Sunday.

The rider was being pursued by police

Alcohol consumption has dropped by 43% since 2003, according to a World Health Organization report.

WHO has called for a reduction in a number of measures taken by sports-loving Vladimir Putin and his restrictions on alcohol sales and the promotion of healthy lifestyles.

The Environment and Energy Ministry said power has been restored in half the areas of the Greek capital affected by the blackout earlier on Wednesday, while the rest of the grid will be back in operation in the next couple of hours.

Taiwan said on Aug. 16 it was investigating a massive power blackout that hit businesses and residential homes, affecting close to seven million households on the heavily industrialized island amid sweltering heat.

Debate over a recently issued state of emergency decree law is continuing, as a Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) member elected from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) said the new regulations include "hidden threats" against TV channels and radio broadcasters. 

BELGRADE - Scorpions, one of the world's most sought-after hard rock bands, will play at Belgrade's Kombank Arena on December 7 as part of the Crazy World Tour in what will be their first-ever performance in Serbia.

Greeks appear to have a healthier relationship with alcohol than their European Union counterparts, according to a recent study indicating that fewer Greeks tend to drink to excess.

Alternate Minister of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Christos Spirtzis on Tuesday called for the resignation of the entire Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission (EETT) following a television blackout that lasted several hours earlier in the day.

A truck plowed into an electricity pole in the coastal city of Piraeus on Friday, causing a blackout in the area close to central Hatzikyriakou Street, where the accident occurred.

There was no information suggesting why the truck, which had been parked on a slope, careened into the electricity pole, as well as a garbage bin and parked cars.

No one was injured.