Long cut off from the continent’s grid, Portugal and Spain built a system based on imports and alternatives like solar that is the envy of fellow European Union nations.
The pandemic may have left some gaps in the urban fabric, but a neighborhood-by-neighborhood rundown of new restaurants and art events reveals that recovery is well underway.
The drastic response to a rise in Covid cases adds to the pressures facing Sichuan, which already had been dealing with drought, excessive heat and wildfires.