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Polaris Renewable Energy Announces Submission of the SO1 Agreement to Puerto Rico Energy Bureau

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / August 11, 2025 / Polaris Renewable Energy Inc. (TSX:PIF) ("Polaris" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that, on August 8, 2025, LUMA Energy ServCo, LLC ("LUMA"), acting as the authorized representative of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority ("PREPA"), completed the submission of the Battery Energy Storage System Standard Offer Agreement ("SO1 Agreement") to the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau ("PREB") as part of the formal approval process. Final approval is expected within 30 to 90 days following submission to PREB.

One killed, dozens injured, as quake hits western Turkey

A 6.1-magnitude quake struck Sindirgi in western Turkey on Sunday, the Turkish disaster management agency (AFAD) said, killing at least one person and injuring dozens more.

Eight dead in shooting outside Ecuador nightclub: police

Eight people were killed and two others wounded when a group of gunmen opened fire on a crowd outside a nightclub in a town in southwestern Ecuador, police said Sunday.

Italy's Mount Vesuvius closed to tourists over wildfire

Italian firefighters and the army on Sunday tackled a wildfire on the flanks of Mount Vesuvius, with all hiking routes up the volcano near Naples closed to tourists.

Italy's Mount Vesuvius closed to tourists as wildfire rages

Italian firefighters on Sunday tackled a wildfire on the flanks of Mount Vesuvius, with all hiking routes up the volcano near Naples closed to tourists.

UK police arrest hundreds for backing banned pro-Palestine group

Police in London arrested 466 people Saturday for supporting Palestine Action at the latest and largest protest backing the group since the government banned it last month under anti-terror laws.

UK arrests 365 backing banned pro-Palestine group

Police in London arrested at least 365 people Saturday for supporting Palestine Action, at the latest and largest protest backing the group since the government banned it last month under anti-terror laws.

Greeks count cost of wildfire 'tragedy' near Athens

In the municipality of Palaia Fokaia, an hour's drive south of Athens, a typical bucolic Greek landscape of olive groves and hamlets was transformed by a raging Friday wildfire into a dystopia of blackened land and incinerated homes.

Gunman kills police officer near Atlanta CDC headquarters

A gunman killed a police officer Friday near the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control in the US city of Atlanta before being found dead at the scene, authorities said.

Mexico discounts risk of 'invasion' after Trump order to target cartels

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday that there would be "no invasion of Mexico" following reports that President Donald Trump had ordered the US military to target Latin American drug cartels.

US astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of Apollo 13, dead at 97

US astronaut Jim Lovell, the commander of the Apollo 13 Moon mission which nearly ended in disaster in 1970 after a mid-flight explosion, has died at the age of 97, NASA announced Friday.

Fire extinguished, historic mosque-cathedral in southern Spain 'saved'

A fire broke out in the historic mosque-turned-cathedral in Cordoba on Friday but the monument was saved as firefighters quickly contained and then extinguished it, the Spanish city's mayor said.

ICC unseals Libya war crimes warrant for militia officer

The International Criminal Court on Friday unsealed an arrest warrant for a Libyan militia member accused of war crimes including murder and torture between 2016 and 2017.

Trump says court halt of tariffs would cause 'Great Depression'

US President Donald Trump warned Friday of cataclysmic consequences on the US economy if a court rules that his imposition of sweeping tariffs constitutes an illegal power grab.

Two tourists die at sea in Greece amid gale-force winds

Two Vietnamese tourists died at sea in Greece on Friday, the coastguard said, as gale-force winds confined many ferries to port, disrupting travel for tens of thousands of summer travellers, and also sparked fires.

Husband feared Australia's mushroom killer had poisoned him before

Australia's recently convicted mushroom murderer also tried to poison her husband with bolognese pasta and chicken korma curry, according to testimony aired Friday after a suppression order lapsed.

Australian mushroom murderer accused of poisoning husband

Australia's recently convicted mushroom murderer also tried to poison her husband with a chicken korma curry, according to accusations aired Friday after a suppression order lapsed.

Australian mushroom murderer accused of poisoning husband: police

Australia's recently jailed mushroom murderer also tried to poison her husband with a chicken korma curry, according to accusations aired Friday after a suppression order lapsed.

US raises bounty on Venezuela's Maduro to $50 mn

The United States on Thursday doubled its bounty on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro -- who faces federal drug trafficking charges and whose most recent election victory was not recognized by Washington -- to $50 million.

France's huge wildfire will burn for days: authorities

France's biggest wildfire in decades will burn for several more days even though it has been brought under control, authorities said Friday as hundreds of firefighters kept up a battle against the flames.

US judge orders temporary halt to new 'Alligator Alcatraz' construction

A US federal judge ordered a temporary pause on Thursday to further construction of the migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in a case filed by conservation groups.

Huge wildfire in southern France now under control

France's biggest wildfire this summer has been brought under control, authorities said Thursday, after it killed one person and destroyed thousands of hectares of land and dozens of homes in the south.

Canada sends troops to eastern province as fire damage grows

Canada is sending troops and coast guard personnel to its easternmost province on Thursday to confront wildfires that have forced hundreds to evacuate, as the country endures one of its worst fire seasons on record.

France seeks to 'stabilise' wildfire raging in south

French firefighters said Thursday they were hoping to halt the country's biggest wildfire this summer that has left one person dead and destroyed several thousand hectares of land and dozens of homes in the south.

France seeks to 'stabilise' wildfire raging in the south

French firefighters said Thursday they were hoping to halt the country's biggest wildfire this summer that has left one person dead and destroyed several thousand hectares of land and dozens of homes in the south.

France wildfire kills one as Spanish resort blaze 'stabilised'

French firefighters on Wednesday battled to halt the spread of a wildfire in the south of the country that has left one person dead as emergency workers in Spain subdued a fire that had forced the evacuation of more than 1,500 people from a resort.

Prince Harry, African charity row rumbles on as watchdog blames 'all parties'

An African charity said Wednesday it would consider further action in a row with its co-founder Prince Harry after a British watchdog criticised "all parties" for letting the bitter internal dispute play out in public.

McDonald's sees US rebound but says low-income diners remain stressed

McDonald's profits rose in the second quarter behind a rebound in US sales but executives said Wednesday that low-income consumers remained under economic stress.

France wildfire kills one as Spanish resort evacuated

French firefighters on Wednesday battled to halt the spread of a wildfire in the south of the country that has left one person dead as emergency workers in Spain fought a fire that has forced the evacuation of more than 1,500 people from a resort.

Natural disasters caused $135 bn in economic losses in first half of 2025: Swiss Re

Natural disasters caused $135 billion in economic losses globally in the first half of 2025, fuelled by the Los Angeles wildfires, Swiss Re said Wednesday.

One dead, nine injured in huge France wildfire

Hundreds of firefighters on Wednesday battled to halt the spread of a wildfire in southern France that has scorched a vast area, killed one person and injured nine others.

Squeezed by urban growth, Nigerian fishermen stick to tradition

In the shadow of luxury apartment buildings under construction on the shores of the reservoir, Maniru Umar dips his oar into the water, pushing his shallow, wooden canoe forward through thick reeds.

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