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Oct 20, 2022

Ukraine braced for power cuts

From the BBC World Service: After suffering a series of defeats on the battlefield, Moscow is now targeting electricity and water networks in Ukraine – President Zelensky says 30% of his country’s power stations have been destroyed so far. Citizens now face national energy restrictions for the first time since the invasion. Plus, Turkey’s unusual approach to interest rates at a time of soaring inflation. And, why the traditional South Korean dish of Kimchi is under threat.

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An employee of an energy company inspects an electrical transformer substation destroyed by Russian missiles strike outskirts of Khark?v, on October 4, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK / AFP) (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images)
An employee of an energy company inspects an electrical transformer substation destroyed by Russian missiles strike outskirts of Khark?v, on October 4, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK / AFP) (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images)

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