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European officials probe cause of hourslong power outages in Spain, Portugal
Officials don't believe a cyberattack is behind outages that also affected small area of France
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Blackout brings much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill, cause still unknown
Spain and Portugal were hit by a massive power outage Monday, knocking out subway networks, phone lines, traffic lights and ATM machines across the Iberian Peninsula. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said that a problem in the European grid but that the cause was still being determined.
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Conclave to replace Pope Francis to begin May 7, Vatican says
The conclave to replace Pope Francis will begin Wednesday, May 7.