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China races to alleviate drought and power cuts amid record heatwave

SHANGHAI: China is scrambling to alleviate power shortages and bring more water to the drought-hit basin of the Yangtze river as it battles a record-breaking heatwave by deploying relief funds, seeding clouds and...

A woman walks on the exposed riverbed of Yangtze river on a hot day in Chongqing on Wednesday. — Reuters
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A special task force cadet walks at the lawn of the Sri Lankan President's official residence in Colombo on July 15, 2022, after it was overrun by anti-government protestors on July 9.
A giant screen shows news footage of Chinese President Xi Jinping visiting Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, at a shopping centre, in Beijing, on Friday. - Reuters
Demonstrators distribute auspicious milk rice as a part of celebration after the resignation of ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo on Friday. - AFP
Demonstrators distribute auspicious milk rice as a part of the celebration after the resignation of ousted Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo on July 15, 2022.
Protesters take a selfie before vacating Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office in Colombo on Thursday. -- Reuters
Demonstrators shout slogans and wave Sri Lankan flags during an anti-government protest inside the office building of prime minister in Colombo. — AFP
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