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Two million workers are affected by the move which the government says is a temporary measure to help the country overcome a serious energy crisis. Also, the chief suspect in November's attacks on Paris has been extradited to France - we hear from our correspondent there. And, it has been called Shawarmageddon on Russia social media, as Moscow city authorities threatened to put an end to the kebab.

(Photo: A man reads in candle light during a power cut in the border state of San Cristobal, Venezuela. Credit: George Castellanos/AFP/Getty Images)