Thousands took to the streets of Paris on Sunday to express outrage over soaring prices—adding new pressure to Paris after earlier strikes at oil refineries and nuclear power plants.
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MASSIVE PROTESTS IN PRAGUE: THE WORST IS YET TO COME
Tens of thousands of people again took to the streets in the Czech Republic’s capital Prague last week to voice outrage over the country’s energy crisis due to sanctions against Russia in what could be an early indicator of what other capitals may face as winter takes hold.
NEW U.K. STIMULUS PLAN POUNDS DOWN POUND
To revive the British economy and snatch it from the brink of recession, newly appointed Prime Minister Liz Truss’s new government proposed the sharpest tax cuts in 50 years and pledged to cap household utility bills. In August, inflation in the U.K. ran at almost 9.9 percent. The Bank of England has raised its key...