Aug 17, 2022
China rations electricity due to drought and extreme heat
People ride their electric bicycles along a street in Beijing.
Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images
From the BBC World Service: Residential areas in China's southwestern Sichuan province have been told to limit the amount of electricity they're using. Plus, Cuba will allow foreign investment in local wholesale and retail trade for the first time since the 1959 Communist revolution. And, what price pressures mean for families and businesses in Peru and Nigeria.
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