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November 15, 2025

News Desk

Water shortages are pushing Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan into an energy crisis

. Water in Tajikistan’s Nurek Reservoir (seen here in March 2024) has fallen sharply since late 2024. Photo: AFP (file) DUSHANBE: Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are facing an energy crisis as water levels have plummeted in the reservoirs that feed their largest hydroelectric plants, officials said this week. The two landlocked Central Asian countries depend heavily on hydropower. Both use huge Soviet hydroelectric plants for their domestic electricity production. The water level in the reservoir connected to Tajikistan’s Nurek power plant has dropped by 2.47 meters (8.1 feet) in the past year, the state utility company told AFP on Friday. Tajikistan’s

October 20, 2025

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Fears of country-wide fuel shortages as Sindh’s fresh withdrawal halts oil at Karachi port

Sindh’s 1.8% drop may raise fuel prices by over Rs 3 per litre, directly affecting consumers Oil tankers parked at a port terminal in Karachi. PHOTO: AFP The imposition of the 1.8% Sindh Infrastructure Development Cess by the provincial government has delayed the clearance of oil products at Karachi port, raising fears of a nationwide fuel supply shortage. A 1.8% drop could increase the cost of petroleum products by more than Rs 3 per litre. Enforcing this withdrawal will directly affect consumers even though fuel prices are regulated. The Oil Companies Advisory Council (OCAC) has written to Sindh Chief Minister

June 27, 2025

News Desk

Global Matcha Craze Sparks shortages

In a minimalist Los Angeles Matcha bar, powdered Japanese tea is precisely prepared, despite the global lack driven by Bright Green Drink’s social media stardom, AFP reports. Of the 25 types of matcha in the menu in Kettl Tea, which opened on Hollywood Avenue this year, all except four was out of stock, the founder of the Zach Mangan store in AFP. “One of the things we fight with is telling customers that, unfortunately, we don’t have” what they want, he said. With its deep grassy aroma, intense color and pick-me-up results, the popularity of Matcha “has only been exponentially

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