Fuel shortages grip Conakry after deadly oil storage blast
Conakry, GuineaReuters Guineans should brace for power cuts, the government has warned, as the country grapples with the aftermath of a deadly explosion at an oil terminal in the capital Conakry that destroyed fuel tanks and forced hundreds to flee damaged homes. Fourteen people were killed and 190 injured in the blast at the West […]
Cuba warns of worsening blackouts as fuel crisis bites
Havana, Cuba Reuters Power blackouts in Cuba are expected to increase significantly due to a lack of fuel, officials warned in a nationwide TV broadcast, worsening the country’s plight as it deals with food and medicine shortages. Local governments have already begun announcing restrictions on power usage at state-run companies and other entities, including moves […]
Cuba says no quick fix as economic crisis drags on
Havana, CubaReuters There is no quick fix for Cuba’s sputtering economy, its economy minister said on Thursday, as inflation, fuel shortages, plunging farm production and a cash crunch drag on output and continue to fan discontent in the communist-run island nation. People buy vegetables on the street in downtown Havana, Cuba, on 30th November, 2022. […]
No fuel, no hope: Sri Lankans flee crisis in mass brain drain
DIMUTHU ATTANAYAKE, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how the cost of living crisis is fuelling the exodus of Sri Lankan professionals…
In Syria, a poor wheat harvest adds to food worries
Qamishli, Syria Reuters Poor rainfall, fuel shortages, soaring fertiliser prices: it’s been a bad year for farmers in north-eastern Syria where a disappointing wheat crop looks set to deal another blow to food supplies in a country grappling with climate change and war. Farmer Mohamed Hussein said he planted around a fifth of the area […]
Haiti protests over fuel shortages go on even as deliveries resume
Port-au-Prince Reuters Haitian demonstrators on Thursday burned tyres and blocked streets of the capital to protest ongoing fuel shortages even as the country’s main fuel terminal renewed deliveries that had been suspended due to an outbreak of gang violence. Rights activists say nearly 90 people have been killed since a turf war broke out last […]
Doctors, bankers protest “impossible situation” as Sri Lanka runs out of fuel
Colombo, Sri LankaReuters Doctors and bankers were among hundreds of Sri Lankans who marched on Wednesday to demand the government resolve a severe fuel shortage at the heart of the Indian Ocean island’s worst economic crisis in decades or step down. Weeks of street demonstrations against cascading woes such as power cuts and shortages of […]
Sri Lankan medicine shortage a death sentence for some, doctors say
Colombo, Sri LankaReuters A shortage of medicine caused by an economic crisis in Sri Lanka could soon cause deaths, doctors said, as hospitals are forced to postpone life-saving procedures for their patients because they do not have the necessary drugs. Sri Lanka imports more than 80 per cent of its medical supplies but with foreign […]
Sri Lanka fuel shortage set to ease; police clash with protesters
Colombo, Sri LankaReuters Sri Lanka’s central bank has secured foreign exchange to pay for fuel and cooking gas shipments that will ease crippling shortages, its governor said on Thursday, but police fired tear gas and water canon to push back student protesters. Most of Sri Lanka’s petrol stations have run dry as the island nation […]
Sri Lanka down to last day of petrol, PM tells crisis-hit nation
Colombo, Sri LankaReuters Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister said on Monday the crisis-hit nation was down to its last day of petrol, as the country’s power minister told citizens not to join the lengthy fuel queues that have galvanised weeks of anti-government protests. Ranil Wickremesinghe, appointed Prime Minister on Thursday, said in an address to […]