[ad_1] NEW DELHI—High in the mountains of Uttarakhand, Indian rescuers are racing against time to free 40 construction workers trapped in a collapsed highway tunnel, struggling with landslides and equipment…
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Singtel’s Optus Sees No Precedent for Large-Scale Outage Compensation
[ad_1] Nov. 17, 2023 12:03 am ET SYDNEY—Singapore Telecommunications-owned Optus has paid 36,000 Australian dollars (US$23,299) in customer compensation following an hourslong Australia-wide network outage but said there is no…
Ukraine Braces for Another Winter of Missile Attacks, Blackouts
[ad_1] Ukraine’s Zelensky warned citizens to brace for a winter onslaught of Russian missiles aimed at knocking out power and heat, as Moscow seeks to capitalize on a shift in…
Electricity Use Booms in Texas, a Harbinger for the Country
[ad_1] Updated Nov. 13, 2023 7:18 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Everything is bigger in Texas, including its electricity use, which is increasing at historic rates in a…
Stricken Gaza Hospital Reports Deaths of Newborns as Israel, Hamas Clash Nearby
[ad_1] Updated Nov. 12, 2023 3:46 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Israeli troops and Hamas militants fought intense street battles Sunday around the Gaza Strip’s biggest hospital, leaving…
Cruise Recalls Driverless Vehicles Over Software Issue
[ad_1] Cruise, the self-driving vehicle unit of General Motors, has issued a voluntary software recall after Californian regulators suspended the company’s license to operate in the state following an accident…
Auto Chip Makers Try to Avoid a Pileup
[ad_1] Cars need a lot of chips these days. That has been a godsend for the semiconductor industry—and also a big complication. The industry has been mired in a historic…
China Deal Slump Sends Bankers’ Fees to Decade Low
[ad_1] China has become a losing proposition for Wall Street firms, forcing a reassessment of their investment-banking prospects in Hong Kong. American and European investment banks prospered in the Asian…