Rain or Shine...

Wednesday 01 December 1999 00:02 GMT
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THE RUSSIAN weather forecast in winter is hardly riveting viewing but in Turkey it has become a must for millions.

On Monday, Turkish energy ministry officials announced a two hour a day emergency power cut thanks to severe Russian weather. The power cut has been ordered after supplies of natural gas from Russia to Turkey became frozen due to the extreme cold causing an energy shortage

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