The capital, N'djamena, was shut down and the mobile-phone network, the mutineers' main means of communication, was disconnected.

ECONOMIST: Sudan

The site says that the main silicon wafer plant operated by Shin-Etsu Handotai , in Skirikawa, has shut down due to a lack of electricity.

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It laid off consultants in its main business, shut a unit that produced customised software and closed down another that provided consulting to start-ups.

ECONOMIST: Management consulting