A day in the life of Asia’s fuel crisis
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“We milk 200 cows and have a small amount of beef cattle and young stock.”
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— The Moors murders were a series of child killings committed by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley in and around Manchester, England, between July 1963 and October 1965. The five victims – Pauline Reade, John …
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— The Brady Bunch is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz that aired five seasons from September 26, 1969, to March 8, 1974, on ABC. The series revolves around a large blended family of six c…
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— Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 23 seasons. He spent his first 20 se…
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“We start about 4.30am in the morning – checking cows, feeding, milking and then we do it again in the afternoon.”
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— The Brady Bunch is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz that aired five seasons from September 26, 1969, to March 8, 1974, on ABC. The series revolves around a large blended family of six c…
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— Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 23 seasons. He spent his first 20 se…
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— William Adams (born March 15, 1975), known professionally as Will.i.am (pronounced "will I am" and stylized in all lowercase), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is the…
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“Each month we use 900 litres of diesel and 200–300 litres of petrol.”
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— A 900 series in ten-pin bowling refers to three consecutive perfect games bowled by an individual bowler. A 300 is a perfect score in one game, thus a player's maximum possible score would be 900 in a…
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— The Boeing 737 Next Generation, commonly abbreviated as 737NG, or 737 Next Gen, is a twin-engine narrow-body aircraft produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Launched in 1993 as the third-generation …
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— James Addison Baker III (born April 28, 1930) is an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, and former Marine Corps officer. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 10th White House chief o…
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“Diesel is up $1.03 per litre and petrol up 33c per litre.”
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“We’ve been paying about NZ$1.85 a litre ($1; £0.80).”
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“Fertiliser has gone up 40%.”
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“I make about A$120 a day ($82; £62) and I’m buying fuel every few days.”
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“With temperatures up around 30C in Port Vila, our buses must run with air-conditioning, chewing up even more fuel.”
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“Since 25 March, when the government imposed mandatory vehicle restrictions on public sector workers, I’ve been taking the bus every day.”
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“The government’s 12-point energy-saving campaign also calls for shorter showers, charging phones during the day, and doing laundry on weekends.”
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“I have had to raise some of my prices, even though I didn’t want to, because right now I cannot bear the cost.”
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“The war has impacted the whole system. It has probably affected my profits by up to 20%.”
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“The building is the same and the뎐 interior has hardly changed, so it’s also a popular location for TV dramas.”
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“The bathing fee (¥550 [$3.45; £2.60] for adults) is set by the Tokyo metropolitan government.”
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“We receive subsidies from the metropolitan government, but it’s still going to be a struggle.”
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