CINXE.COM

<!doctype html>   <html id="root" class="no-js no-touch" lang="en">  <head><script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=HxkREWBo" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://news.sky.com:80/story/1679546/venezuela-changes-time-zone-to-save-electricity","20160418074051","https://web.archive.org/","web","/_static/", "1460965251"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=S1zqJCYt" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Venezuela Changes Time Zone To Save Electricity</title> <meta name="description" content="The country has been suffering repeated blackouts as it struggles to cope with a power shortage blamed on drought."> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="57x57" href="/web/20160418074051im_/https://news.sky.com/favicons/2b53c00c.apple-touch-icon-57x57.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="60x60" href="/web/20160418074051im_/https://news.sky.com/favicons/41869208.apple-touch-icon-60x60.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="72x72" href="/web/20160418074051im_/https://news.sky.com/favicons/63e9c1e1.apple-touch-icon-72x72.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="76x76" href="/web/20160418074051im_/https://news.sky.com/favicons/a321ef49.apple-touch-icon-76x76.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="114x114" href="/web/20160418074051im_/https://news.sky.com/favicons/7e2226e2.apple-touch-icon-114x114.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="120x120" href="/web/20160418074051im_/https://news.sky.com/favicons/edb98674.apple-touch-icon-120x120.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="144x144" href="/web/20160418074051im_/https://news.sky.com/favicons/d94ae7cb.apple-touch-icon-144x144.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152" href="/web/20160418074051im_/https://news.sky.com/favicons/65f73b46.apple-touch-icon-152x152.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="/web/20160418074051im_/https://news.sky.com/favicons/40df9622.apple-touch-icon-180x180.png"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/web/20160418074051im_/https://news.sky.com/favicons/6d85ee39.favicon-32x32.png" sizes="32x32"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/web/20160418074051im_/https://news.sky.com/favicons/735b58b8.android-chrome-192x192.png" sizes="192x192"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/web/20160418074051im_/https://news.sky.com/favicons/9e53c114.favicon-96x96.png" sizes="96x96"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/web/20160418074051im_/https://news.sky.com/favicons/6677ae9d.favicon-16x16.png" sizes="16x16"> <link rel="manifest" href="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/favicons/c1af4972.manifest.json"> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/web/20160418074051im_/https://news.sky.com/favicons/e5ed5546.favicon.ico"> <meta name="msapplication-TileColor" content="#d9dce3"> <meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="/favicons/1d8ae567.mstile-144x144.png"> <meta name="msapplication-config" content="/favicons/e75d1ba1.browserconfig.xml"> <meta name="theme-color" content="#ffffff"> <meta property="fb:app_id" content="744976955573926"/> <meta property="og:site_name" content="Sky News"/> <meta property="og:locale" content="en_GB"/> <meta name="apple-itunes-app" content="app-id=316391924"> <meta property="og:title" content="Venezuela Changes Time Zone To Save Electricity"> <meta property="og:description" content="The country has been suffering repeated blackouts as it struggles to cope with a power shortage blamed on drought."> <meta property="og:url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://news.sky.com/story/1679546/venezuela-changes-time-zone-to-save-electricity"> <meta property="og:type" content="article"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051im_/http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2015/1/21/364903/default/v2/rtr4mafp-1-1600x900.jpg"/> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image"/> <meta name="twitter:site" content="@skynews"/> <meta name="twitter:title" content="Venezuela Changes Time Zone To Save Electricity"> <meta name="twitter:description" content="The country has been suffering repeated blackouts as it struggles to cope with a power shortage blamed on drought."> <meta name="twitter:image" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051im_/http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2015/1/21/364903/default/v2/rtr4mafp-1-608x342.jpg"> <meta name="twitter:image:alt" content="People line up outside a pharmacy to buy baby diapers in Caracas"> <script> var adsEnabled = true, analyticsEnabled = true; if (window.localStorage && window.localStorage.getItem('australia-edition') === '1') { document.querySelector('html').className += ' australia-edition'; } (function(){var dataLayer = window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; dataLayer.snippetVersion = '0.1.0';})(); (function() { var root = document.getElementById('root'); root.className = root.className.replace('no-js', 'js'); // Chartbeat script needed at beginning of head var _sf_startpt=(new Date()).getTime(); window.skynews = {}; window.skynews.config = { videoPlayerUrl: "//web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/https://player.sky.com/ga/dist/jquery.skyplayer.js", analytics: { enabled: analyticsEnabled, site: 'news', account: 'bskybskynews,bskybnetworkglobal', section: '', headline: '', contentType: '', contentId: '', chartbeat: { enabled: true } }, ad: { tag: "20346936/skynews/world/content", artId: "1679546" }, disableResponsiveImages: false, elections: {}, parties: {"con":"Conservative","dup":"Democratic Unionist Party","lab":"Labour","bnp":"British National Party","snp":"Scottish National Party","uup":"Ulster Unionist Party","sdlp":"Social Democratic and Labour Party","ukip":"UK Independence Party","green":"Green","libdem":"Liberal Democrats","others":"Others","other":"Others","respect":"Respect","speaker":"Speaker","alliance":"Alliance Party","sinnfein":"Sinn Fein","plaidcymru":"Plaid Cymru","independent":"Independent Party"} }; }()); </script>   <link rel="stylesheet" href="/web/20160418074051cs_/https://news.sky.com/styles/f0bb1517.main.css">  <link rel="stylesheet" href="//web.archive.org/web/20160418074051cs_/https://player.sky.com/css/skyplayer.min.css">  <script type="application/ld+json"> { "@context" : "https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://schema.org", "@type" : "WebPage", "name": "Sky News", "description": "Sky news delivers breaking news, headlines and top stories from business, politics, entertainment and more in the UK and worldwide.", "url" : "https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://news.sky.com", "potentialAction": { "@type": "SearchAction", "target": "https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://news.sky.com/search?term={search_term_string}", "query-input": "required name=search_term_string" }, "sameAs" : [ "https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/https://www.facebook.com/skynews", "https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/https://twitter.com/SkyNews", "https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/https://www.youtube.com/user/skynews", "https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/https://instagram.com/skynews/", "https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/https://vine.co/Sky.News", "https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/https://plus.google.com/+SkyNews" ], "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Sky News", "logo": "https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://news.sky.com/images/large-square-sky-news-logo.png" } } </script>  </head> <body data-sn-base-url="http://news.sky.com" class=""> <div id="cookie-notice" class="cookie-notice"> <div class="cookie-notice__wrapper"> <p class="cookie-notice__text">We use <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://help.sky.com/security/privacy/privacy-and-cookies-notice" target="_blank">cookies</a> to give you the best experience. If you do nothing we'll assume that it's ok.</p> <button type="button" id="cookie-notice__close" class="cookie-notice__close" onclick="handleCookieCloseClick()"> <span class="cookie-notice__close-text"> Close </span> <i class="cookie-notice__close-icon skycon skycon-close"></i> </button> <script> function hideCookieNotice() { document.getElementById('cookie-notice').className='cookie-notice cookie-notice--hidden'; } function handleCookieCloseClick() { document.cookie='eucd=0;path=/;expires='+(new Date(+new Date()+157785e6)).toGMTString(); hideCookieNotice(); } if (document.cookie.search('eucd=0') !== -1) { hideCookieNotice(); } </script> </div> </div> <div class="viewport"> <header class="header" aria-label="Sky News"> <div class="header__content"> <div class="header__logo"> <a href="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/" class="header__link"><img src="/web/20160418074051im_/https://news.sky.com/images/33dc2677.sky-news-logo.png" alt="Sky News" class="header__image"></a> </div> <span class="edition edition--desktop js-edition"> <a href="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/us" class="js-edition__link edition__link">Switch to US Edition</a> </span> <div class="header__actions header__actions--desktop"> <form action="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/search" method="get" role="search"> <span class="search__icon skycon-search"></span> <input type="search" name="term" class="search__input" placeholder="Search" value=""> <input type="hidden" name="filter" value=""> <button class="search__clear-button skycon-close js-button-close skycon" type="button"> <span class="button__a11y">Clear search</span> </button> <button type="submit" class="search__button skycon-search"><span class="search__button-text">Search</span></button> </form> <a href="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/watch-live" class="button button--watch-live button--watch-live-desktop">Watch Live</a> </div> <div class="navigation" data-append="navigation"> <nav class="js-append" aria-label="Sections" role="navigation"> <ul class="navigation__list"> <li class="navigation__item navigation__item--first"><a href="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/" class="navigation__link">Home</a></li> <li class="navigation__item navigation__item--even"><a href="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/uk" class="navigation__link">UK</a></li> <li class="navigation__item"><a href="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/world" class="navigation__link navigation__link--active">World</a></li> <li class="navigation__item navigation__item--even"><a href="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/usnews" class="navigation__link">US</a></li> <li class="navigation__item"><a href="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/business" class="navigation__link">Business</a></li> <li class="navigation__item navigation__item--even"><a href="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/politics" class="navigation__link">Politics</a></li> <li class="navigation__item"><a href="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/technology" class="navigation__link">Technology</a></li> <li class="navigation__item navigation__item--even"><a href="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/entertainment" class="navigation__link">Entertainment</a></li> <li class="navigation__item"><a href="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/strangenews" class="navigation__link">Strange News</a></li> <li class="navigation__item navigation__item--even"><a href="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/weather" class="navigation__link">Weather</a></li> <li class="navigation__item navigation__item--more navigation__item--last"> <button class="button button--more js-button js-button-more" aria-hidden="true">More <span class="chevron__container"> <img class="chevron__image" src="/web/20160418074051im_/https://news.sky.com/images/f7521ae8.chevron.png" alt=""/> </span> </button> <div class="panel panel--small js-panel js-panel--small"> <div class="panel__section"> <ul class="social__list"> <li class="social__item"> <a class="social__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/https://www.facebook.com/skynews"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="skycon skycon-facebook social--icon"></i> <span class="social__pre-text">Sky News on </span><span class="social__name">Facebook</span> </a> </li> <li class="social__item"> <a class="social__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/https://twitter.com/SkyNews"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="skycon skycon-twitter social--icon"></i> <span class="social__pre-text">Sky News on </span><span class="social__name">Twitter</span> </a> </li> <li class="social__item"> <a class="social__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/https://www.youtube.com/user/skynews"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="skycon skycon-youtube social--icon"></i> <span class="social__pre-text">Sky News on </span><span class="social__name">YouTube</span> </a> </li> <li class="social__item"> <a class="social__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/https://instagram.com/skynews/"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="skycon skycon-instagram social--icon"></i> <span class="social__pre-text">Sky News on </span><span class="social__name">Instagram</span> </a> </li> <li class="social__item"> <a class="social__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/https://vine.co/Sky.News"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="skycon skycon-vine social--icon"></i> <span class="social__pre-text">Sky News on </span><span class="social__name">Vine</span> </a> </li> <li class="social__item"> <a class="social__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/https://plus.google.com/+SkyNews"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="skycon skycon-google-plus social--icon"></i> <span class="social__pre-text">Sky News on </span><span class="social__name">Google+</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> <span class="header__header-gradient"> <button class="button button--burger js-button js-button-burger" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="burger"><span class="button__a11y">Menu</span></i> </button> </span> <div class="panel panel--large js-panel js-panel--large"> <form action="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/search" method="get" role="search"> <span class="search__icon skycon-search"></span> <input type="search" name="term" class="search__input" placeholder="Search" value=""> <input type="hidden" name="filter" value=""> <button class="search__clear-button skycon-close js-button-close skycon" type="button"> <span class="button__a11y">Clear search</span> </button> <button type="submit" class="search__button skycon-search"><span class="search__button-text">Search</span></button> </form> <a href="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/watch-live" class="button button--watch-live button--watch-live-panel-large">Watch Live</a> <div class="navigation--panel" data-append="navigation"></div> <div class="panel__section"> <ul class="social__list"> <li class="social__item"> <a class="social__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/https://www.facebook.com/skynews"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="skycon skycon-facebook social--icon"></i> <span class="social__pre-text">Sky News on </span><span class="social__name">Facebook</span> </a> </li> <li class="social__item"> <a class="social__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/https://twitter.com/SkyNews"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="skycon skycon-twitter social--icon"></i> <span class="social__pre-text">Sky News on </span><span class="social__name">Twitter</span> </a> </li> <li class="social__item"> <a class="social__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/https://www.youtube.com/user/skynews"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="skycon skycon-youtube social--icon"></i> <span class="social__pre-text">Sky News on </span><span class="social__name">YouTube</span> </a> </li> <li class="social__item"> <a class="social__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/https://instagram.com/skynews/"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="skycon skycon-instagram social--icon"></i> <span class="social__pre-text">Sky News on </span><span class="social__name">Instagram</span> </a> </li> <li class="social__item"> <a class="social__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/https://vine.co/Sky.News"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="skycon skycon-vine social--icon"></i> <span class="social__pre-text">Sky News on </span><span class="social__name">Vine</span> </a> </li> <li class="social__item"> <a class="social__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/https://plus.google.com/+SkyNews"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="skycon skycon-google-plus social--icon"></i> <span class="social__pre-text">Sky News on </span><span class="social__name">Google+</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <span class="edition edition--panel-large js-edition"> <a href="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/us" class="js-edition__link edition__link">Switch to US Edition</a> </span> </div> </div> </header> <div class="ad ad--leaderboard" data-id="ad-leaderboard" aria-label="Advertisement"></div> <script> window.skynews.config.analytics.section = 'world/Venezuela Changes Time Zone To Save Electricity'; window.skynews.config.analytics.headline = 'Venezuela Changes Time Zone To Save Electricity'; window.skynews.config.analytics.contentType = 'story'; window.skynews.config.analytics.contentId = '1679546'; </script> <div role="main" class="main"> <article class="story"> <header class="story__header"> <h1 class="story__headline story__headline--normal" aria-label="Venezuela Changes Time Zone To Save Electricity"> <span aria-hidden="true">Venezuela Changes Time Zone To Save Electricity</span> </h1> <p class="story__standfirst">The country has been suffering repeated blackouts as it struggles to cope with a power shortage blamed on drought.</p> <div class="last-updated"> <p class="last-updated__text"> <span class="last-updated__time">08:44, UK, </span> <span class="last-updated__day">Saturday 16</span> <span class="last-updated__month-year">April 2016</span> </p> </div> </header>  <div class="story__content-outer-wrapper"> <div class="story__media"> <div class="module module--primary"> <div class="image"> <div class="image__wrapper image__wrapper--16x9"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051im_/http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2015/1/21/364903/default/v2/rtr4mafp-1-206x116.jpg" class="image__item js-responsive" data-template="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2015/1/21/364903/default/v2/rtr4mafp-1-{width}x{height}.jpg" data-sizes="206x116 352x198 536x302 736x414 992x558" data-sizes-wide="" data-breakpoint="700" alt="People line up outside a pharmacy to buy baby diapers in Caracas"/> <noscript><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051im_/http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2015/1/21/364903/default/v2/rtr4mafp-1-206x116.jpg" class="image__item " alt="People line up outside a pharmacy to buy baby diapers in Caracas"/></noscript> </div> <p class="image__caption" aria-hidden="true">Venezuelans have also been hit food shortages and long queues at stores</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="share "> <ul class="share__list" data-tracking-module="social"> <li class="share__item"> <a target="_blank" class="share__link js-share" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Venezuela%20Changes%20Time%20Zone%20To%20Save%20Electricity&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.sky.com%2Fstory%2F1679546%2Fvenezuela-changes-time-zone-to-save-electricity" data-tracking-label="Twitter"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="skycon skycon-twitter share--icon"></i> <span class="a11y">Share on Twitter</span> </a> </li> <li class="share__item"> <a target="_blank" class="share__link js-share" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.sky.com%2Fstory%2F1679546%2Fvenezuela-changes-time-zone-to-save-electricity&t=Shared%20from%20Sky%20News%3A%20Venezuela%20Changes%20Time%20Zone%20To%20Save%20Electricity" data-tracking-label="Facebook"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="skycon skycon-facebook share--icon"></i> <span class="a11y">Share on Facebook</span> </a> </li> <li class="share__item"> <a target="_blank" class="share__link js-share" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/https://plus.google.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.sky.com%2Fstory%2F1679546%2Fvenezuela-changes-time-zone-to-save-electricity" data-tracking-label="GooglePlus"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="skycon skycon-google-plus share--icon"></i> <span class="a11y">Share on Google+</span> </a> </li> <li class="share__item share__item-whatsapp"> <a target="_blank" class="share__link js-share" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/whatsapp://send/?text=Shared%20from%20Sky%20News%3A%20Venezuela%20Changes%20Time%20Zone%20To%20Save%20Electricity%20http%3A%2F%2Fnews.sky.com%2Fstory%2F1679546%2Fvenezuela-changes-time-zone-to-save-electricity" data-tracking-label="WhatsApp"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="skycon skycon-whatsapp share--icon"></i> <span class="a11y">Share on Whatsapp</span> </a> </li> <li class="share__item share__item--last"> <a class="share__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/mailto:/?to=&subject=Shared%20from%20Sky%20News%3A%20Venezuela%20Changes%20Time%20Zone%20To%20Save%20Electricity&body=Shared%20from%20Sky%20News%3A%20Venezuela%20Changes%20Time%20Zone%20To%20Save%20Electricity%20http%3A%2F%2Fnews.sky.com%2Fstory%2F1679546%2Fvenezuela-changes-time-zone-to-save-electricity" data-tracking-label="Email"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="skycon skycon-mail share--icon"></i> <span class="a11y">Share by email</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <script> if( /Android|iPhone/i.test(navigator.userAgent) ) { var shareBlocks = document.querySelectorAll('.share__item-whatsapp'); for (var i in shareBlocks) { shareBlocks[i].style.display = 'block'; } } </script> <div class="content-column"> <p class="story__intro">Venezuela is moving its time zone forward by 30 minutes because of a national electricity crisis.</p> <div class="ad ad--mpu ad--mpu-story-intermediate" data-id="ad-mpu-inline" aria-label="Advertisement"></div> <p>From May, the country will return to four hours behind GMT to lengthen the hours of daylight in the evening, when demands on power are higher.</p> <p>It is the latest power-saving measure in Venezuela, where the electricity shortage is being blamed by the government on drought.</p> <p>The move reverses a ruling by the late President Hugo Chavez, who had clocks turned back by half an hour in 2007 so it would be light when children woke up for school.</p> <div class="image image--inline"> <div class="image__wrapper image__wrapper--4x3"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051im_/http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2013/12/3/274357/default/v2/rtx161kc-1-206x155.jpg" class="image__item js-responsive" data-template="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2013/12/3/274357/default/v2/rtx161kc-1-{width}x{height}.jpg" data-sizes="206x155 288x216 589x442 750x563" data-sizes-wide="" data-breakpoint="700" alt="Power blackouts in Venezuela blamed on right-wing sabotage"/> <noscript><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051im_/http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2013/12/3/274357/default/v2/rtx161kc-1-206x155.jpg" class="image__item " alt="Power blackouts in Venezuela blamed on right-wing sabotage"/></noscript> </div> <p class="image__caption" aria-hidden="true">Blackouts have become common in parts of the country</p> </div> <p>The country has suffered repeated blackouts in recent months, leading to the introduction of <strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://news.sky.com/story/1674553/venezuelans-given-fridays-off-to-ease-blackouts">a four-day week</a></strong> for public sector workers until 6 June, and an extension of the Easter holiday.</p> <p>Government ministries and state-owned companies have been ordered to cut electricity consumption by a fifth, while shopping centres have had their opening hours reduced.</p> <div class="ad ad--mpu ad--mpu-story-mobile" data-id="ad-mpu-inline" aria-label="Advertisement"></div> <p>President Nicolas Maduro has also asked the country's 29 million people to dry their clothes on a line and not use hairdryers.</p> <p>Water and electricity outages are frequent because a聽reservoir that provides much of the country's hydroelectric power has been hit by low water levels blamed on the El Nino聽weather phenomenon.</p> <p>Opposition politicians have accused the government of under-investment聽in the water system, which it says is failing to meet demand.</p> <p>Venezuela owns the world's largest crude oil reserves, but the government has resisted using it to generate electricity, calling it inefficient.</p> </div> <section> <div class="OUTBRAIN" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051oe_/http://news.sky.com/story/1679546/venezuela-changes-time-zone-to-save-electricity" data-widget-id="AR_3" data-ob-template="skynews"></div> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051js_/http://widgets.outbrain.com/outbrain.js" async></script> </section> <p class="comment__nb">By posting a comment you are agreeing to abide by our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://www.sky.com/helpcentre/account-and-billing/terms-and-conditions/index.html">Terms & Conditions</a>. See our <a href="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/info/comments-faq">House Rules and FAQs</a>.</p> <div class="livecomments" id="livecomments-1679546"></div> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051js_/https://cdn.livefyre.com/Livefyre.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> 'use strict'; var getCookie = function (sKey) { return decodeURIComponent(document.cookie.replace(new RegExp("(?:(?:^|.*;)\\s*" + encodeURIComponent(sKey).replace(/[\-\.\+\*]/g, "\\$&") + "\\s*\\=\\s*([^;]*).*$)|^.*$"), "$1")) || null; }, SSO_token = getCookie('skyCFsidlf01'), networkConfig = { network: 'bskyb.fyre.co' }, convConfig = { siteId: '360818', articleId: '1679546', el: 'livecomments-1679546', collectionMeta: 'eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vbmV3cy5za3kuY29tL3N0b3J5LzE2Nzk1NDYiLCJ0YWdzIjoiIiwidGl0bGUiOiJWZW5lenVlbGEgQ2hhbmdlcyBUaW1lIFpvbmUgVG8gU2F2ZSBFbGVjdHJpY2l0eSIsImFydGljbGVJZCI6MTY3OTU0NiwidHlwZSI6ImxpdmVjb21tZW50cyJ9.wePEp_GVkOkwA1cnamvtlVAxWK-fff_UIxxC53Mu0zQ' }; Livefyre.require(['fyre.conv#3', 'auth'], function(Conv, auth) { new Conv(networkConfig, [convConfig]); auth.delegate({ login: function() { window.location.assign('https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/https://skyid.sky.com/signin/news?successUrl=' + window.location.href); }, logout: function(errback) { errback(null); // Notifies Livefyre that logout was successful window.location.assign('https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/https://skyid.sky.com/signout/news?successUrl=' + window.location.href); }, viewProfile: function() { return false; } }); auth.authenticate({ livefyre: SSO_token }); }); </script> <script id="rich-snippet-article" type="application/ld+json"> { "@context": "https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://schema.org", "@type": "NewsArticle", "headline": "Venezuela Changes Time Zone To Save Electricity", "alternativeHeadline": "Venezuela Changes Time Zone To Save Electricity", "image": [ "https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2015/1/21/364903/default/v2/rtr4mafp-1-1920x1080.jpg" ], "datePublished": "2016-04-16T08:44:23+01:00", "description": "The country has been suffering repeated blackouts as it struggles to cope with a power shortage blamed on drought.", "articleBody": "From May, the country will return to four hours behind GMT to lengthen the hours of daylight in the evening, when demands on power are higher.,It is the latest power-saving measure in Venezuela, where the electricity shortage is being blamed by the government on drought.,The move reverses a ruling by the late President Hugo Chavez, who had clocks turned back by half an hour in 2007 so it would be light when children woke up for school.,[object Object],The country has suffered repeated blackouts in recent months, leading to the introduction of <strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://news.sky.com/story/1674553/venezuelans-given-fridays-off-to-ease-blackouts">a four-day week</a></strong> for public sector workers until 6 June, and an extension of the Easter holiday.,Government ministries and state-owned companies have been ordered to cut electricity consumption by a fifth, while shopping centres have had their opening hours reduced.,President Nicolas Maduro has also asked the country's 29 million people to dry their clothes on a line and not use hairdryers.,Water and electricity outages are frequent because a聽reservoir that provides much of the country's hydroelectric power has been hit by low water levels blamed on the El Nino聽weather phenomenon.,Opposition politicians have accused the government of under-investment聽in the water system, which it says is failing to meet demand.,Venezuela owns the world's largest crude oil reserves, but the government has resisted using it to generate electricity, calling it inefficient." } </script>  </div>  <section class="story__post-content"> <div class="ad ad--mpu" data-id="ad-mpu" aria-label="Advertisement"></div> <div class="top-stories top-stories--story"> <h2 id="top-stories__title" class="top-stories__title">Top Stories</h2> <ol class="top-stories__list" aria-labelledby="top-stories__title"> <li class="top-stories__item top-stories__item--1 top-stories__item--odd"> <a class="top-stories__link" href="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/story/1680343/brexit-would-cost-uk-families-4300-a-year"> <div class="image"> <div class="image__wrapper image__wrapper--4x3"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051im_/http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2016/4/3/456629/default/v1/gettyimages-516310488-1-288x216.jpg" class="image__item top-stories__image js-responsive" data-template="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2016/4/3/456629/default/v1/gettyimages-516310488-1-{width}x{height}.jpg" data-sizes="288x216" data-sizes-wide="536x302 736x414" data-breakpoint="210" alt="EU Referendum - Signage And Symbols"/> <noscript><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051im_/http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2016/4/3/456629/default/v1/gettyimages-516310488-1-288x216.jpg" class="image__item top-stories__image" alt="EU Referendum - Signage And Symbols"/></noscript> </div> </div> <span class="headline headline--normal headline--top-stories">'Brexit Would Cost UK Families 拢4,300 A Year'</span> </a> </li> <li class="top-stories__item top-stories__item--2 top-stories__item--even"> <a class="top-stories__link" href="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/story/1680376/brazilian-mps-vote-to-impeach-their-president"> <div class="image"> <div class="image__wrapper image__wrapper--4x3"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051im_/http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2016/4/18/459608/default/v0/rousseff-1-288x216.jpg" class="image__item top-stories__image js-responsive" data-template="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2016/4/18/459608/default/v0/rousseff-1-{width}x{height}.jpg" data-sizes="288x216" data-sizes-wide="536x302 736x414" data-breakpoint="210" alt=""/> <noscript><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051im_/http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2016/4/18/459608/default/v0/rousseff-1-288x216.jpg" class="image__item top-stories__image" alt=""/></noscript> </div> </div> <span class="headline headline--normal headline--top-stories">Brazilian MPs Vote To Impeach Their President</span> </a> </li> <li class="top-stories__item top-stories__item--3 top-stories__item--odd"> <a class="top-stories__link" href="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/story/1680472/monuments-masked-in-air-pollution-protest"> <div class="image"> <div class="image__wrapper image__wrapper--4x3"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051im_/http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2016/4/18/459664/default/v3/gp0stpqnm-pressmedia-1-288x216.jpg" class="image__item top-stories__image js-responsive" data-template="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2016/4/18/459664/default/v3/gp0stpqnm-pressmedia-1-{width}x{height}.jpg" data-sizes="288x216" data-sizes-wide="536x302 736x414" data-breakpoint="210" alt="Oliver Cromwell Air Pollution Mask in London"/> <noscript><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051im_/http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2016/4/18/459664/default/v3/gp0stpqnm-pressmedia-1-288x216.jpg" class="image__item top-stories__image" alt="Oliver Cromwell Air Pollution Mask in London"/></noscript> </div> </div> <span class="headline headline--normal headline--top-stories">Monuments Masked In Air Pollution Protest</span> </a> </li> <li class="top-stories__item top-stories__item--4 top-stories__item--even"> <a class="top-stories__link" href="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/story/1680381/depps-wife-escapes-conviction-in-dogs-trial"> <div class="image"> <div class="image__wrapper image__wrapper--4x3"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051im_/http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2015/7/16/406321/default/v1/split-1-1-288x216.jpg" class="image__item top-stories__image js-responsive" data-template="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2015/7/16/406321/default/v1/split-1-1-{width}x{height}.jpg" data-sizes="288x216" data-sizes-wide="536x302 736x414" data-breakpoint="210" alt="Johnny Depp's dogs"/> <noscript><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051im_/http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2015/7/16/406321/default/v1/split-1-1-288x216.jpg" class="image__item top-stories__image" alt="Johnny Depp's dogs"/></noscript> </div> </div> <span class="headline headline--normal headline--top-stories">Depp's Wife Escapes Conviction In Dogs Trial</span> </a> </li> <li class="top-stories__item top-stories__item--5 top-stories__item--odd top-stories__item--last"> <a class="top-stories__link" href="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/story/1680304/drone-strikes-ba-plane-at-heathrow-airport"> <div class="image"> <div class="image__wrapper image__wrapper--4x3"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051im_/http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2015/1/12/362670/default/v1/heathrow-1-288x216.jpg" class="image__item top-stories__image js-responsive" data-template="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2015/1/12/362670/default/v1/heathrow-1-{width}x{height}.jpg" data-sizes="288x216" data-sizes-wide="536x302 736x414" data-breakpoint="210" alt="Heathrow Airport Generic"/> <noscript><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051im_/http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2015/1/12/362670/default/v1/heathrow-1-288x216.jpg" class="image__item top-stories__image" alt="Heathrow Airport Generic"/></noscript> </div> </div> <span class="headline headline--normal headline--top-stories">Drone Strikes BA Plane At Heathrow Airport</span> </a> </li> </ol> </div> </section> </article> </div> <footer class="js-footer footer"> <div class="footer__columns"> <div class="js-footer__section footer__section footer__section--first"> <h2 class="footer__heading" aria-hidden="true"><span class="footer__heading-text">About Sky News</span><i class="skycon-chevron-down footer__heading--icon"></i></h2> <div class="footer__list-wrapper" role="navigation" aria-label="About Sky News"> <ul class="footer__list"> <li class="footer__item"><a class="footer__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/https://corporate.sky.com/media-centre/news-page?categoriesPiD=aa00d2f4b45441d9b2fbd0d369d5380a">About Us</a></li> <li class="footer__item"><a class="footer__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://www.skynewsinternational.com/">Sky News International</a></li> <li class="footer__item"><a class="footer__link" href="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales">Sky News Library Sales</a></li> <li class="footer__item"><a class="footer__link" href="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/info/sitemap">Site Map</a></li> <li class="footer__item"><a class="footer__link" href="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/docs/sky_news_editorial_guidelines.pdf">Editorial Guidelines</a></li> <li class="footer__item footer__item--last"><a class="footer__link" href="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/supreme-court-live">Supreme Court Live</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="js-footer__section footer__section"> <h2 class="footer__heading" aria-hidden="true"><span class="footer__heading-text">Sky News Services</span><i class="skycon-chevron-down footer__heading--icon"></i></h2> <div class="footer__list-wrapper" role="navigation" aria-label="Sky News Services"> <ul class="footer__list"> <li class="footer__item"><a class="footer__link" href="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/info/rss">Sky News RSS</a></li> <li class="footer__item"><a class="footer__link" href="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/info/smartphones">Sky News For Your Phone</a></li> <li class="footer__item footer__item--last"><a class="footer__link" href="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/info/radio">Sky News Radio</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="js-footer__section footer__section"> <h2 class="footer__heading" aria-hidden="true"><span class="footer__heading-text">Sky Channels</span><i class="skycon-chevron-down footer__heading--icon"></i></h2> <div class="footer__list-wrapper" role="navigation" aria-label="Sky Channels"> <ul class="footer__list"> <li class="footer__item"><a class="footer__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://www.sky.com/tv/channel/sky1">Sky 1</a></li> <li class="footer__item"><a class="footer__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://www.sky.com/tv/channel/skyliving">Sky Living</a></li> <li class="footer__item"><a class="footer__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://www.sky.com/tv/channel/skyatlantic">Sky Atlantic</a></li> <li class="footer__item"><a class="footer__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://www.sky.com/tv/channel/skyarts">Sky Arts</a></li> <li class="footer__item"><a class="footer__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://skymovies.sky.com/">Sky Movies</a></li> <li class="footer__item footer__item--last"><a class="footer__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://www.skysports.com/">Sky Sports</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="js-footer__section footer__section footer__section--last"> <h2 class="footer__heading" aria-hidden="true"><span class="footer__heading-text">More Sky Sites</span><i class="skycon-chevron-down footer__heading--icon"></i></h2> <div class="footer__list-wrapper" role="navigation" aria-label="More Sky Sites"> <ul class="footer__list"> <li class="footer__item"><a class="footer__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://www.nowtv.com/">NOW TV</a></li> <li class="footer__item"><a class="footer__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://www.sky.com/academy">Sky Academy</a></li> <li class="footer__item"><a class="footer__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://corporate.sky.com/the_bigger_picture">Bigger Picture</a></li> <li class="footer__item"><a class="footer__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://www.goskyride.com/">Sky Ride</a></li> <li class="footer__item"><a class="footer__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://corporate.sky.com/">Sky Corporate</a></li> <li class="footer__item"><a class="footer__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://www.skybet.com/">Sky Bet</a></li> <li class="footer__item"><a class="footer__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://www.sky.com/">Sky.com</a></li> <li class="footer__item"><a class="footer__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://www.skynewsarabia.com/">Sky News Arabia</a></li> <li class="footer__item footer__item--last"><a class="footer__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://www.skymedia.co.uk/?utm_source=Sky%20News&utm_medium=Web%20page&utm_content=Sky%20News%20web%20page&utm_campaign=Sky%20News%20web%20page">Advertise With Us</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sub-footer"> <ul class="sub-footer__list"> <li class="sub-footer__item sub-footer__item--first"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://help.sky.com/my-account/terms-and-conditions/skycom-terms-and-conditions/" class="sub-footer__link">Terms & Conditions</a></li> <li class="sub-footer__item"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://help.sky.com/security/privacy/privacy-and-cookies-notice" class="sub-footer__link">Privacy & Cookies Notice</a></li> <li class="sub-footer__item"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/http://accessibility.sky.com/" class="sub-footer__link">Accessibility Information</a></li> <li class="sub-footer__item sub-footer__item--last"><a href="/web/20160418074051/https://news.sky.com/info/contact-us" class="sub-footer__link">Contact Us</a></li> </ul> <div class="copyright table"> <div class="table__row"> <div class="table__cell"><img src="/web/20160418074051im_/https://news.sky.com/images/582d957f.sky-spectrum-logo.png" class="copyright__image" width="75" height="45" alt=""></div> <div class="table__cell"><p class="copyright__text">© 2016 Sky UK</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </footer> </div> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20160418074051js_/https://news.sky.com/scripts/47808ea7.bundle.js" async></script> <script> (function () { 'use strict'; if (window.skynews.config.disableResponsiveImages) return; var exports = exports || {}, retina = window.devicePixelRatio > 1, // Added this as a reminder as a way to check if high DPI. ResponsiveImage, pixelRatio = window.devicePixelRatio || 1, VIEWPORT_BUFFER_HEIGHT = 100, TRANSITIONS_SUPPORTED = ('ontransitionend' in window); ResponsiveImage = function(el, options) { var sizesToParse = el.getAttribute('data-sizes').split(' '), wideSizesToParse = (el.getAttribute('data-sizes-wide')) ? el.getAttribute('data-sizes-wide').split(' ') : [], dimensions, that = this; this.options = options; this.el = el; this.sizes = []; this.sizesWide = []; this.cloned = false; this.breakpoint = el.getAttribute('data-breakpoint') || 0; this.currentSize = { index: 0, width: 0 }; // Options defaults this.options.lazyLoad = (this.options.lazyLoad !== undefined) ? this.options.lazyLoad : true; this.hasApectRatioSwitch = (wideSizesToParse.length > 0); // Calculate available sizes for this image sizesToParse.forEach(function(size) { dimensions = size.split('x'); that.sizes.push({ w: dimensions[0], h: dimensions[1] }); that.maxWidth = dimensions[0]; }); wideSizesToParse.forEach(function(size) { dimensions = size.split('x'); that.sizesWide.push({ w: dimensions[0], h: dimensions[1] }); }); this.setAspectRatio(this.sizes[0].w, this.sizes[0].h); this.currentSize.width = -1; // assume image is smallest width from the start this.currentSize.index = 0; if (!window.resize) { if (!window.deferredResizeSubscribers) window.deferredResizeSubscribers = []; window.deferredResizeSubscribers.push(this); } else { window.resize.subscribe(this); } }; ResponsiveImage.prototype.resize = function() { var sizeToSet, renderedWidth, useWideAspect = false, sizesToCompare, stop = false; renderedWidth = Math.floor(this.el.clientWidth); // Current pixel width as scaled by the browser // Should now be using the wide sizes if (renderedWidth > this.breakpoint && this.hasApectRatioSwitch) { useWideAspect = true; } if (retina) renderedWidth *= pixelRatio; // Only continue if the image has scaled beyond its native resolution if (renderedWidth <= this.currentSize.width && !this.hasApectRatioSwitch) { return; } // Loop through the available sizes until hitting a size bigger than the image sizesToCompare = (useWideAspect) ? this.sizesWide : this.sizes; sizesToCompare.forEach(function(size) { if (!stop) sizeToSet = size; if (renderedWidth <= sizeToSet.w) { stop = true; } }); this.setAspectRatio(sizeToSet.w, sizeToSet.h); // Don't load if image is out of view, or the size to set is the same as the current size (stops resetting of this.el.src on each resize) if (this.isImageHidden(this.el) || sizeToSet.w === this.currentSize.width) { return; } // Store the new width and aspect this.currentSize.width = sizeToSet.w; // Will only clone if transitionend event is supported if (!this.cloned && TRANSITIONS_SUPPORTED && this.options.lazyLoad) this.el = this.cloneAndReveal(this.el); this.el.src = this.el.getAttribute('data-template').replace('{width}', sizeToSet.w).replace('{height}', sizeToSet.h); // Has image reached its maximum width? If so, it no longer needs to listen to the resize event if (this.currentSize.width === this.maxWidth && !this.hasApectRatioSwitch) { window.resize && window.resize.unsubscribe(this); } }; ResponsiveImage.prototype.isImageHidden = function(el) { var boundingRect = el.getBoundingClientRect(); return boundingRect.top > window.innerHeight + VIEWPORT_BUFFER_HEIGHT || boundingRect.bottom < - VIEWPORT_BUFFER_HEIGHT || boundingRect.height === 0; }; ResponsiveImage.prototype.cloneAndReveal = function(el) { var clone; this.cloned = true; clone = el.cloneNode(); clone.className += ' image__item--hidden image__item--clone'; this.placeholder = el; el.parentNode.appendChild(clone); el = clone; this.loadListener = this.handleCloneLoad.bind(this); el.addEventListener('load', this.loadListener, false); return el; }; ResponsiveImage.prototype.handleCloneLoad = function() { this.el.removeEventListener('load', this.loadListener); delete this.loadListener; this.el.className = this.el.className.replace('image__item--hidden', ''); this.transitionListener = this.removePlaceholder.bind(this); this.el.addEventListener('transitionend', this.transitionListener, false); }; ResponsiveImage.prototype.removePlaceholder = function() { this.el.removeEventListener('transitionend', this.transitionListener); this.el.parentNode.removeChild(this.placeholder); delete this.placeholder; }; ResponsiveImage.prototype.isWideAspect = function(width, height) { return Number((width / height).toFixed(1)) === 1.8 || Number((width / height).toFixed(1)) === 0.6; }; ResponsiveImage.prototype.setAspectRatio = function(width, height) { var wideAspect = this.isWideAspect(width, height); if (wideAspect) { this.el.parentNode.className = this.el.parentNode.className .replace('image__wrapper--4x3', 'image__wrapper--16x9'); } else { this.el.parentNode.className = this.el.parentNode.className .replace('image__wrapper--16x9', 'image__wrapper--4x3'); } }; exports.init = function() { var imageNodes = document.querySelectorAll('.js-responsive'); for (var index = 0, numImages = imageNodes.length; index < numImages; index++) { exports.responsify(imageNodes[index]); } }; exports.responsify = function (img, options) { var imageInstance = img._responsiveInstance; options = options || {}; if (!imageInstance) { imageInstance = new exports.ResponsiveImage(img, options); imageInstance.resize(); img._responsiveInstance = imageInstance; } return imageInstance; }; exports.ResponsiveImage = ResponsiveImage; window.responsiveImages = exports; }()); (function () { 'use strict'; var TIME_DELAY = 50, TIMEOUT = 5000; window.waitFor = { checks: {}, interval: null, timeoutTimer: null, add: function(property, callback) { if (!this.checks[property]) { this.checks[property] = []; } this.checks[property].push(callback); if (!this.interval) { this.interval = window.setInterval(this._runChecks.bind(this), TIME_DELAY); window.clearTimeout(this.timeoutTimer); this.timeoutTimer = window.setTimeout(this._handleTimeout.bind(this), TIMEOUT); } }, _runChecks: function() { var removeIndexes = [], index, fireCallbacks = function(callback) { callback(); removeIndexes.push(index); }; for (index in this.checks) { if (window[index]) { this.checks[index].forEach(fireCallbacks); } } removeIndexes.forEach(function(index) { delete this.checks[index]; }.bind(this)); if (Object.keys(this.checks).length === 0) { window.clearInterval(this.interval); window.clearTimeout(this.timeoutTimer); this.interval = null; } }, _handleTimeout: function() { window.clearInterval(this.interval); this.interval = null; } }; }()); if (!window.skynews.config.disableResponsiveImages) window.responsiveImages.init(); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> var _sf_async_config={}, _comscore = _comscore || []; _comscore.push({ c1: "2", c2: "6035677" }); _sf_async_config.uid = "34974"; _sf_async_config.domain = "news.sky.com"; // Set section for Chartbeat if (window.skynews.config.analytics.section === "watch-live") { _sf_async_config.sections = window.skynews.config.analytics.section } else { _sf_async_config.sections = "world"; } // Set author for Chartbeat for section and article var authorName = "None"; _sf_async_config.authors = authorName.replace(/,/g, ' -'); _sf_async_config.useCanonical = true; (function(){ function loadChartbeat() { window._sf_endpt=(new Date()).getTime(); var e = document.createElement("script"); e.setAttribute("language", "javascript"); e.setAttribute("type", "text/javascript"); e.async = true; e.setAttribute('src', '//web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/https://static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat.js'); document.body.appendChild(e); } function loadComscore() { var s = document.createElement("script"), el = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.async = true; s.src = (document.location.protocol == "https:" ? "https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051/https://sb" : "http://b") + ".scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js"; el.parentNode.insertBefore(s, el); } function loadScripts() { if (window.skynews.config.analytics.chartbeat.enabled) loadChartbeat(); loadComscore(); } var oldonload = window.onload; window.onload = (typeof window.onload != "function") ? loadScripts : function() { oldonload(); loadScripts(); }; })(); </script> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074051im_/http://b.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=6035677&cv=2.0&cj=1" alt=""/> </noscript> <script src="//web.archive.org/web/20160418074051js_/https://www.googletagservices.com/tag/js/gpt.js" async></script> <script src="//web.archive.org/web/20160418074051js_/https://js.revsci.net/gateway/gw.js?csid=G07611" async></script>  <script type="text/javascript"> var rsi_segs = []; var segs_beg=document.cookie.indexOf('rsi_segs='); if(segs_beg>=0){ segs_beg=document.cookie.indexOf('=',segs_beg)+1; if(segs_beg>0){ var segs_end=document.cookie.indexOf(';',segs_beg); if(segs_end==-1)segs_end=document.cookie.length; rsi_segs=document.cookie.substring(segs_beg,segs_end).split('|'); }} var segLen=20 var segQS="",segArr=new Array() if (rsi_segs.length<segLen){segLen=rsi_segs.length} for (var i=0;i<segLen;i++){ segArr=rsi_segs[i].split("_") if (segArr.length>1) segQS+=("rsi"+"="+segArr[1]+"+") } </script>  </body> </html>