While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Sept 30
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The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant's management said an artillery strike had hit the transformer at the "Raduga" substation.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant says Ukraine again attacks substation
The management of the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station said on Sept 29 that Ukrainian forces had launched a new attack on a nearby electricity substation, destroying a transformer.
The Zaporizhzhia station, Europe’s largest with six reactors, was seized by Russian forces in the early days of Russia’s Feb 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Each side regularly accuses the other of attacking or plotting to attack the plant.
The plant’s management, writing on Telegram, said an artillery strike had hit the transformer at the “Raduga” substation in the town of Enerhodar in southeastern Ukraine.
Israel launches strikes on Yemeni Houthi targets
Firefighters attempt to extinguish the fire at a power plant following Israeli airstrikes on Hodeidah, Yemen, on Sept 29.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Israel launched strikes at Houthi targets in Yemen on Sept 29 after the Houthi militants fired missiles at Israel over the past two days, marking a fresh exchange in another front of the regional conflict.
The Israeli military said in a statement that dozens of aircraft, including fighter jets, attacked power plants and a sea port at the Ras Issa and Hodeidah ports.
The strikes caused power outages in most parts of the port city of Hodeidah, residents said.
Pope Francis says Belgian clergy abuse victims deserve more compensation
REUTERS
Pope Francis said on Sept 29 victims of Catholic clergy sexual abuse in Belgium deserved more financial compensation, calling the amounts allocated to them so far “too small”.
On the flight back to Rome from Belgium, where the pontiff was pressed by the country’s political leaders for more concrete actions to address clergy abuse, Francis also reiterated the Catholic Church’s commitment to helping survivors.
“We must take care of those who have been abused, and punish the abusers,” he said.
Spotify back up after outage hits over 40,000 users
REUTERS
Audio streaming platform Spotify was back up after an approximate three-hour-long outage on Sept 29, which at its peak impacted more than 40,000 users in the United States, according to Downdetector.com.
Downdetector, which tracks outages through a range of sources including user reports, reported less than 600 users were still having issues in the US as of 3 p.m. ET (1900 GMT).
“Everything’s looking much better now!” Spotify said in a post on social media platform X.
Slick Spurs romp to 3-0 win over 10-man Manchester United
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Tottenham Hotspur’s Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke got on the scoresheet in a 3-0 victory over 10-man Manchester United in the Premier League on Sept 29 as the visitors ran roughshod over the bedraggled Old Trafford side.
Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs climbed to eighth in the table on 10 points after six games, while beleaguered United, who saw captain Bruno Fernandes sent off in the 42nd minute for a high challenge on James Maddison, are 12th with seven points in a loss that will again raise questions about manager Erik ten Hag.
“I thought it was an outstanding performance,” said Postecoglou. “We started the game well, scored a great goal and probably should have had two or three. The pressure then overwhelms them and they get the red card. After that I thought we controlled the game well.
