LOS ANGELES -- Amazon launched the first batch of satellites for its "Project Kuiper" on Monday, marking a key step in the company's efforts to expand global broadband access.
The satellites were launched aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in the U.S. state of Florida at 7:01 p.m. Eastern Time. (U.S.-Amazon-Satellites)
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LISBON -- Power supply is gradually being restored across Portugal following a nationwide blackout that lasted several hours, with approximately one-third of users having their electricity service resumed.
Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said at a press conference that full restoration of the national power supply is expected within the next few hours.
According to the national grid operator, as of 9:30 p.m. local time (2030 GMT), power had been restored to more than two million customers, roughly one-third of the country's 6.5 million electricity users. (Portugal-Blackout)
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GAZA -- At least 56 Palestinians were killed and dozens of others wounded in Israeli airstrikes on various areas of the Gaza Strip on Monday, according to the Civil Defense in Gaza.
Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal told Xinhua that the Israeli airstrikes targeted displaced persons' tents, residential houses, and civilian gatherings across the Gaza Strip. (Gaza Strip-Hamas-Israel)
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BERLIN -- Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) formally approved a coalition agreement with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) on Monday, paving the way for a new federal government led by CDU leader Friedrich Merz.
Meeting in Berlin, the party's federal committee voted to accept the coalition treaty, with its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), having approved the deal earlier this month. (Germany-Politics-Government) Enditem
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