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Cause of massive European power outage unclear as full service returns

FOXNews.com Tuesday, 29 April 2025 ()
The cause of the power outage that severely disrupted life in Spain and Portugal on Monday remains a mystery as service was brought back to the Iberian Peninsula.
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