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This week a dramatic rise in natural gas prices in France. For those who heat their homes with natural gas its 14.3 percent effective Friday. There have been a series of gas hikes through the summer months and into September. Fears in government of reignition of the Yellow Vests movement linked to gasoline at the pump prices that sharply rose almost three years ago along with other energy prices. The hikes rolled back by the government in the face of early Yellow Vests protests... In politics the continuing hype of Eric Zemmour which takes Marine Le Pen down in polls...

The US launched air strikes on Iranian backed militia in Syria and Iraq this evening... Tomorrow morning the next court hearing for two men arrested during Idaho's special legislative session last year as they tried to observe action on coronavirus related legislation... Crowds fleeing to the countryside of Bangladesh this weekend with a nationwide coronavirus lockdown set to start tomorrow. No one will be allowed to leave their homes unless it it an emergency... Darwin, Australia moving into a lockdown that will last at least 48 hours... Some coronavirus restrictions also in force for several days in and around Perth...