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Venezuela has taken a big to deal with the country's problems. It told all employees to work two days a week. They were on four days a week after Fridays became a no-work . Around 2.8 million workers will have five days off a week. The president said: "We are going to have Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays as non-working days." Employees will still be paid in , despite the working week.

The government blames the on and on El Nino. The Guri , home to the nation's dam, was compared to a . Critics say bad , a lack of investment and corruption are to blame. People are facing daily to their lives. Women have to use hair dryers and shopping malls have to use their own electricity . Electricity is being rationed and the went back to provide more evening sunlight.

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