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Texas landscape with hills and vegetation, symbolizing nature at risk due to Amazon's gas plant construction for AI

AI's Energy Hunger: Amazon Builds a Massive Gas Plant in Texas, Ignoring Climate Pledges

Technology 08/12/2026, 06:31
⚡️ **Amazon Builds a Gas Power Plant in Texas for AI** Amazon has supported the construction of the 7.65 GW GW Ranch plant in Pecos County to power its data centers. 📉 **Environmental Conflict:** A permit for emissions of up to 33 million tons of CO2 per year jeopardizes Amazon's promise to become carbon neutral by 2040. 🏗️ **Paradigm Shift:** Hyperscalers are moving to a "Power-First" principle and bypassing public grids by building their own energy sources. 🔍 **Facts:** The project was previously estimated at 5 GW (Pacifico Energy initiative); now Amazon is increasing the scale. The company is also considering nuclear power plants and diesel generators. #Amazon #AI #Energy #Texas #ClimateChange
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DTEK employee in a helmet inspects damaged equipment after an attack on a gas extraction site in Poltava region

New blow to energy sector: DTEK halts gas production in Poltava region after Russian attack

Incidents 08/11/2026, 22:26
⚡️ New Russian attack on Ukraine's energy sector: DTEK halts gas production in Poltava region. 📍 On August 11, 2026, Russian forces struck a DTEK Naftogaz gas production facility in the Poltava region. The enterprise's operations have been suspended. 🔥 Amidst the heat, network restoration continues in Odesa following a massive strike on August 9. 2,600 households remain without power. 🛠️ Attacks are aimed at disrupting plans to increase gas production and cooperation with American partners (Halliburton, Baker Hughes).
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Mikhail Umnov, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, against blue logo background — illustration for article on Moscow’s rejection of ‘freeze’ compromise and demand for Western reaction to Ukrainian strikes

"Freezing" is impossible: Moscow rejects compromises and demands a "response" from the West to Ukrainian strikes

Politics 08/10/2026, 09:21
🚨 Russian MFA rejects the idea of "freezing" the war: Galuzin stated that without eliminating "root causes," peace is impossible. 👉 The diplomat accused Zelenskyy of losing touch with reality and called on the West to respond to Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy infrastructure. 🇺🇸 The US was called "contradictory" for supplying weapons to Kyiv. #Ukraine #Russia #Politics #War
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Firefighters extinguish a fire in a destroyed building after a missile strike in Odesa, Kharkiv, or Zaporizhzhia on August 9, 2026

Odesa, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia: Massive Russian Strikes on August 9, 2026. Children in a Bus, Fallen Firefighter, and Infrastructure Destruction

Incidents 08/09/2026, 23:07
🚨 August 9, 2026: Russia launched a massive strike against Ukraine. Over 200 drones and missiles attacked Odesa, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and the Chernihiv region. 🔥 Odesa: An explosion damaged a bus with 12 children inside (minor injuries); residential buildings and energy infrastructure destroyed. The city was left without power. 👨‍🚒 Zaporizhzhia: Firefighter-rescuer Oleksandr Prodan died; two colleagues injured. 🏚 Kharkiv: A high-rise building damaged; nearly 40 injured. Families with infants evacuated. 🚁 Chernihiv region: Drone strike on a store in the Semeniivka community; 3 injured. Infrastructure restoration will take a long time. #Ukraine #Shelling #Odesa #Kharkiv
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Unmanned aerial vehicle flying over the Bulgaria-Romania border, linked to explosion incident and gas pipeline threat

Explosion of an unknown drone at the Bulgaria-Romania border: threat to the gas pipeline and NATO escalation

Politics 08/08/2026, 16:08
🚨 Unknown drone explodes near gas pipeline in Bulgaria: threat to NATO and energy sector On Saturday, August 8, a UAV exploded near the border with Romania, unidentified by air defense systems. The explosion occurred 200 meters from a compressor station of the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline. 🔹 PM Radev: no casualties, but borders reinforced. 🔹 Minister Stoyanov: drone carried large amount of explosives; issue to be raised in NATO. 🔹 Unknown: origin of the drone and who is to blame. This is not the first case: drones attacked Bundeswehr facilities and Leipzig Airport in Germany. The situation is escalating. 🇧🇬🇷🇴🇺🇦
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Oil pipelines with shut-off valves lead to a petrochemical plant — symbolizing logistics issues and attacks on refineries in Russia

Oil Dead End: Russia Cannot Hold July Production Record Due to Refinery Attacks and Tanker Shortage

Economy 08/06/2026, 21:21
🛢️ Russia will not be able to maintain the July growth in oil production in August 2026. 📉 Despite a rise of 100,000 barrels in July, new attacks on refineries (Yaroslavl, Ryazan) and a shortage of tankers in the Black Sea will force a reduction in production. 🇺🇦 The SBU confirmed strikes on "Slavneft-YANOS" deep inside Russian territory. Export plans are at risk of failure.
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