BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister announced Friday the reopening of the Beiji refinery, the country’s largest, which had been shut down for a decade after being damaged in the battle against the Islamic State extremist group. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said in a statement that the refinery’s return to operation will enable Iraq to meet its oil derivative needs …
Dwarfed by the spectacular landscape, electrical inspectors Ma Guojun and Dai Hongbin patrol the forest near Beiji village, Mohe city in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, before Spring Festival. During its coldest time, temperatures can plummet to-50 C. A reliable power supply is vital for the village to operate in, and survive, the long and harsh season. Before 2007, the village's …
