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On the eve of celebrations to see in the New Year in Ukraine, Russia launched one of its largest missile attacks of the war against energy infrastructure.Shortly after dawn, the sound of explosions reverberated in towns and cities across the country as 69 cruise missiles and armed drones were sent against civilian targets in what Kyiv described as one of the heaviest days of air strikes since the Kremlin initiated a campaign against Ukraine's water, electricity and heating supply systems, which as temperatures started to drop with the onset of winter have concentrated on power plants.

Russian forces have struck critical infrastructure in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, and launched multiple strikes on energy infrastructure in Zaporizhzhia as Moscow stepped up its attacks in Ukraine's south and east.aporizhzhia city council secretary Anatolii Kurtiev said the city had been hit 17 times in one hour, which he said made it the most intense period of attacks since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in February 2022.

Lake Oroville, a key component of California's water supply, looks noticeably fuller after a series of January storms.The atmospheric rivers dumped trillions of gallons of moisture on the state, spurring widespread flooding and destruction but also providing a healthy boost to snowpack and drought-sapped reservoirs.

Ukraine has decided to continue fighting in Bakhmut because the battle is pinning down Russia's best units and degrading them ahead of a planned Ukrainian spring counter-offensive, an aide to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said.Mykhailo Podolyak's comments in an interview with Italy's La Stampa newspaper were the latest signal of a shift this week by Kyiv to continue the defence of the heavily contested eastern city, site of the war's bloodiest battle.

It's been just over a week since a train carrying hazardous material derailed and caused a fiery crash in Ohio.Some residents worried about health risks have filed a federal lawsuit.AILSA CHANG, HOST: It's been just over a week since a train crashed in northeastern Ohio near the Pennsylvania border.

R esidents in 175 newly-built flats in Hackney Wick have been without drinking water for a week after a communal tank was contaminated with hydrocarbons.People in the Aspext development on Wick Lane are being provided with bottled water by Thames Water and the developer - and could face another week without being able to drink the water.

Russia may attempt to re-enact a version of its original invasion plans, Ukrainian military officials believe, as Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned this weekend Vladimir Putin still has enough missiles to order more heavy strikes.The Ukrainian president was speaking in the aftermath of the latest wave of missiles to target his country's critical energy infrastructure after Russia launched 98 rockets at 20 cities and towns on Friday.

Boomtown Goodnight Ranch will have homes, CapMetro station, fire station, school and medical facility.Published: 7:19 PM CST March 10, 2023 Updated: 7:19 PM CST March 10, 2023 AUSTIN, Texas An area that was once farmland is now turning into a major development in Southeast Austin.It's called Goodnight Ranch and it's sitting on 700 acres right off Slaughter Lane.

Dropping water levels in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine have exposed fishing nets and roots of aquatic plants along the shoreline of the Dnipro river.Dmytro Smoliyenko/Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images Russia appears to be draining an enormous reservoir in Ukraine, imperiling drinking water, agricultural production and safety at Europe's largest nuclear plant, according to satellite data obtained by NPR.

New guidance calls for lower lead levels in food for babies and children under 2. Lead exposure can be harmful to developing brains.Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty It's not possible to remove all traces of lead from the food supply, because the heavy metal is found throughout the environment and can be absorbed by plants.

Designed as a proposal for Buildner's 2023 MicroHome Competition Edition, the '3 Scenes of Homes', is a conceptual design by Studio Supra-Simplicities.It is a micro-cabin positioned on a rapidly rotating display, which allows it to integrate and switch between three different 'scenes' of living, or rooms.

Ukraine restores power to 6 million people in 24 hours after Russian missile attacks on power infrastructure.Ukraine has restored power to almost six million people in the last 24 hours after a barrage of Russian missiles on Friday damaged critical energy infrastructure across the country, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

The rain has mostly cleared in San Francisco though there is still a chance of thunderstorm cells and light showers passing through and there are some road closures around the Bay due to flooding.These include a section of southbound Junipero Serra Boulevard between Serramonte Boulevard and Hickey Boulevard in South San Francisco; Highway 37 near the interchange with Highway 101 in Novato; and Highway 13 in Oakland, which had multiple trees down on it last night.

Welsh Water has issued an apology to customers over its failure to secure water supply to its customers over the festive period, with many still unable to access the vital resource.Posting an update to its website on Monday afternoon, the company, which supplies drinking water and wastewater services to most of Wales, said an estimated 200 properties in Monmouthshire were still without water.