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International News Roundup: Diplomatic Tensions Rise, Energy Grids Fail, and Personnel Changes Occur
Several international incidents unfolded this week, ranging from diplomatic expulsions and energy grid failures to personnel changes in the tech industry and sports-related disciplinary action.
In South Africa, the government expelled Israel's chargé d'affaires, Ariel Seidman, giving him 72 hours to leave the country following what it described as "insulting attacks" on President Cyril Ramaphosa, according to The Guardian. This action follows a history of strained relations between South Africa and Israel, stemming from South Africa's support of the Palestinian cause.
Meanwhile, Ukraine experienced mass power outages on Saturday due to a "technical malfunction" that caused a simultaneous shutdown of electrical lines between Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine, Euronews reported. According to Ukraine's energy minister, the incident occurred at 10:42 am (0842 GMT) and affected the 400 kilovolt line between Romania and Moldova and the 750 kilovolt line. This disruption follows months of Russian attacks targeting Ukraine's critical infrastructure, which have severely damaged the energy system.
In Iran, two separate gas explosions resulted in multiple fatalities. Five people were killed in the incidents, which local officials and state media attributed to gas leaks, the BBC reported. One person died and 14 were injured in an explosion at a residential building in the southern city of Bandar Abbas on the Gulf coast, according to Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency. Another explosion in the south-western city of Ahvaz killed four people, the state-run Tehran Times reported.
In the sports world, Cleveland Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson was fined $50,000 by the NBA for "aggressively pursuing, berating and making inadvertent contact with a game official," Fox News reported Saturday. The incident occurred with 10:59 left in the fourth quarter of Cleveland's 126-113 loss to the Phoenix Suns Friday. Atkinson was assessed his second technical foul of the game after he stormed the court following a no-call against Sam Merrill.
Finally, in the tech industry, Kofi Ampadu, a partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) who led the firm's Talent x Opportunity (TxO) fund and program, has left the firm, TechCrunch reported. Ampadu announced his departure in an email to staff, stating, "During my time at the firm, I was deeply grateful for the opportunity and the trust to lead this work." The departure comes months after a16z paused the TxO program and laid off most of its staff last November. Ampadu led the program, which launched in 2020, for over four years, taking over for initial leader, Na.
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