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  • May 2008

    • Cat and Mouse Cause Massive Albanian Blackout

      Reuters  |  May 16, 08 6:42 PM CDT

      Cat and Mouse Cause Massive Albanian Blackout

      (Newser) - It’s an unlikely reason for a power outage: A cat and mouse engaged in a chase accidentally ran into high-voltage cables at the main power station in Tirana, frying themselves and causing a 72-hour blackout in some districts of the Albanian capital, Reuters reports. Outages are relatively common in Albania, but they usually result from the Soviet-era infrastructure, not the law of the jungle. More »

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      cat  • weird  • power outage  • Albania  • blackout  • Tirana  • mouse

  • March 2008

    • Scores Feared Dead in Albanian Explosions

      Reuters  |  Mar 15, 08 12:04 PM CDT

      Scores Feared Dead in Albanian Explosions

      (Newser) - A series of massive explosions rocked an Albanian army base today, where teams were working to dismantle obsolete Soviet-era munitions, Reuters reports. More than 170 were injured, with at least four confirmed dead. “We do not know the exact number” of casualties, said the prime minister, “but we fear the worst for the three teams working there at the time.” More »

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      NATO  • explosion  • Albania  • arms control  • Tirana

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