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Solar Power on Alert as Partial Solar Eclipse Approaches Amid European Heatwave Straining Power Plants The solar eclipse scheduled for the late afternoon on the 12th is expected to add pressure to European power grids as solar power generation temporarily drops. SBS Aug 9, 2026 9:51 AM

Sequential Terrorist Attacks Strike Colombia Just a Day After Right-Wing President's Inauguration, Leaving 3 Casualties Sequential terrorist attacks have occurred just a day after the inauguration of right-wing Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella, leaving one person dead and two others injured. SBS Aug 9, 2026 9:03 AM

U.S. Weapon Depletion in Iran War Raises Concerns Over Gaps in Asia and Europe: "China and Russia Watching" Patriot air defense missiles The New York Times reported on the 8th that the ongoing war with Iran has depleted U.S. SBS Aug 9, 2026 9:00 AM

Iran Says Close to Agreement on Reopening Strait of Hormuz, Demands Compensation for US MOU Violations Negotiations between Iran and Oman regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz are very close to reaching an agreement, Iranian state-run IRNA news agency reported, citing Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. SBS Aug 9, 2026 7:16 AM

Amazon Criticized for Data Center Power Plant Investment... "Could Become US's Largest Polluter" According to the U.S. daily The New York Times on the 8th , Amazon officially confirmed that it is investing in the construction of a large-scale natural gas power plant as part of its data center establishment project in Pecos County, Texas. SBS Aug 9, 2026 7:04 AM

Spain Restores Border Checks on Travelers From Italy Amid Deepening Ceuta Migrant Row Spain began border checks on travelers arriving from Italy on August 8 in the wake of a massive unauthorized influx of migrants into Ceuta, a Spanish autonomous city in North Africa. SBS Aug 9, 2026 3:42 AM

Berkshire, Post-Buffett, Sees Q2 Net Profit Double... Shifts From Hoarding Cash to Investing Berkshire announced on the 8th that its net profit for the second quarter surged 107.5% year-over-year to $25.67 billion. SBS Aug 9, 2026 3:39 AM

China Donates 5,000 Solar Power Kits to Energy-Stricken Cuba The Chinese government has donated 5,000 small-scale solar power kits to Cuba, which is suffering from a severe power crisis, local state-run media Cubadebate reported on the 8th . SBS Aug 9, 2026 3:35 AM

US Senate Passes Stopgap Spending Bill to Avoid Shutdown, Voter ID Bill Stalled Capitol in Washington, D.C. A continuing resolution to prevent a partial shutdown of the U.S. SBS Aug 9, 2026 3:33 AM

Drone Violating Bulgarian Airspace Explodes, Suspected to Be Ukrainian Model According to an announcement by Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev, at around 8:10 a.m. SBS Aug 9, 2026 3:32 AM