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A vendor waits for customers at a traditional market in a neighbourhood affected by the heating subsidy policy, in Baoding city, northern China's Hebei province. Photo: AFP

Chinese villagers struggle for heat as gas subsidies fade

In 2017, Beijing mandated that dozens of northern areas wind down the use of coal-fired stoves in favour of electric and natural gas-powered systems

US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive after a day trip to Texas aboard Air Force One, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US February 26, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Biden brings empathy to storm-battered Texas, security official lays out state's mistakes

Millions of Texas residents in the energy capital of the US remained shivering with no assurances that their electricity and heat — out for 36 hours or longer in many homes. Photo: CNBC

Texas power board members resign over mass outages

Volunteer Elizabeth Murray helps hand water to local residents at Butler Stadium after the city of Houston implemented a boil water advisory following an unprecedented winter storm in Houston, Texas, US, February 21, 2021. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Over 7.9 million Texans still facing disrupted water supplies

Millions of Texas residents in the energy capital of the US remained shivering with no assurances that their electricity and heat — out for 36 hours or longer in many homes. Photo: CNBC

Mother whose 11-year-old son died in Texas freeze sues for $100 million

Christina Beverly and John Shearon light candles in their home after winter weather caused electricity blackouts and "boil water" notices in Fort Worth, Texas, US February 20, 2021. Their home has not had power since blackouts began across the state on Sunday, February 14, 2021, according to the residents. REUTERS/Cooper Neill

Texas utilities can't stick customers with huge bills after storm

Millions of Texas residents in the energy capital of the US remained shivering with no assurances that their electricity and heat — out for 36 hours or longer in many homes. Photo: CNBC

Why a predictable cold snap crippled the Texas power grid

A man walks to his friend's home in a neighborhood without electricity as snow covers the Blackhawk neighborhood in Pflugerville, Texas, February 15, 2021. Bronte Wittpenn/Austin American-Statesman/USA Today Network via REUTERS

Biden approves Texas disaster declaration after deadly freeze

A man walks to his friend's home in a neighborhood without electricity as snow covers the Blackhawk neighborhood in Pflugerville, Texas, February 15, 2021. Bronte Wittpenn/Austin American-Statesman/USA Today Network via REUTERS

Cold, lack of water overwhelm Texas hospitals more than Covid-19 did

A man walks to his friend's home in a neighborhood without electricity as snow covers the Blackhawk neighborhood in Pflugerville, Texas, February 15, 2021. Bronte Wittpenn/Austin American-Statesman/USA Today Network via REUTERS

Texans struggle through historic cold with more dark days ahead

A man walks to his friend's home in a neighborhood without electricity as snow covers the Blackhawk neighborhood in Pflugerville, Texas, February 15, 2021. Bronte Wittpenn/Austin American-Statesman/USA Today Network via REUTERS

Texas deep freeze leaves millions without power, 21 dead