Saturday evening, a burning vehicle was thrown against the Saint-Pierre Chanel church in Rillieux-la-Pape, near Lyon, without however managing to set the building on fire.
During a brief trip to the city on Monday evening, October 5, the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin strongly condemned the attempted fire against the Saint-Pierre Chanel church, calling it a “shock against the Republic” , and promised police reinforcements in the metropolis of Lyon. Source L’Obs
Britain’s energy industry could be headed for a significant shake-up, industry insiders have warned, as countries all over Europe grapple with an unprecedented crisis in the power sector. Wholesale gas prices have spiked across the region, with the U.K. being hit particularly hard. Source CNBC
The “punishing” price of wholesale electricity is making it uneconomical to make steel at certain times, an industry body has said.
Director General of UK Steel Gareth Stace said wholesale prices had quadrupled to upwards of £1,000/MWh. Source BBC
A delegation of French senators will visit Taiwan in early October, even though the announcement of such a trip drew the ire of Beijing earlier this year, the online French media outlet La Lettre A reported Monday. Source Focus Taiwan
